01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC034818
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 25
- Postcode
- Kw17 2DY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Orginisation was set up to create community benefit to Shapinsay through its charitable objectives through housing, enterprise, community wealth building, preserve heritage and wellbeing. etc
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The company’s objects are: 1) to provide in the interests of social welfare, facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation available to the public at large in Shapinsay with a view to improving their conditions of life, 2) to advance education and in particular to promote opportunities for learning for the benefit of the general public, 3) to protect and/or preserve the environment for the benefit of the community and the general public, 4) to provide or assist in the provision of housing for people in necessitous circumstances within Shapinsay, 5) to relieve poverty particularly among the residents of the island of Shapinsay, 6) The advancement of community development (including rural re-generation 7) to promote, establish, operate and/or support other schemes and projects of a charitable nature for the benefit of the community of Shapinsay.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,191,533 | £558,114 | 25 | 20 April 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,078,081 | £492,249 | 25 | 21 March 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | £643,027 | £363,960 | 25 | 31 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £322,932 | £200,211 | 25 | 13 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £858,952 | £173,773 | 25 | 20 December 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Boathouse, Balfour, Orkney
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/shapinsay
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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