OSCR Scottish charity profile

Orkney Zerowaste

ActiveCharity number SC036522
Registered1 February 2005
Main locationOrkney Islands
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC036522
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
KW17 2EZ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The charity is set up to promote the reuse and recycling of waste by providing a reuse yard for public use and by providing small grants to people and organisations that promote reuse of waste.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

To advance the education of the public on the subject of recycling so as to protect the environment, and To preserve and protect the physical and natural environment for the public benefit through the promotion of waste reduction and recycling, and in furtherance thereof. a) To promote the further reduction, reuse and recycling of waste across the communities of Orkney b) To offer small grants to organisations in Orkney to support projects that promote education about waste or lead to reductions in waste c) To campaign and lobby for a zero-waste future d) To take actions towards zero-waste by supporting at least one project per year e) To work in partnership with public, private and voluntary organisations to seek end solutions for existing collection systems.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£14,123£17,034011 December 2025
31 March 2024£15,041£15,389013 December 2024
31 March 2023£12,451£15,20007 December 2023
31 March 2022£13,858£12,348014 December 2022
31 March 2021£10,530£8,877016 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
Breck Farmhouse, Gorseness Road, Rendall, Orkney
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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