01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC037018
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 9
- Postcode
- PA77 6UP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Urras Thiriodh, or Tiree Community Development Trust, is a charitable organisation set up to work towards long-term sustainable community development goals. We do our best to address vital service needs and to improve the lives of the people who live here. We are community-led and run by an elected board of Tiree permanent residents.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- 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
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Company’s main Purpose is consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development. The Company’s Purposes are: 4.1.1 To provide, or assist in providing, recreational facilities, and/or organising recreational activities within the Community which will be available to members of the Community and the public in general with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. 4.1.2 To advance education about the Community and its environment, culture, heritage and/or history. 4.1.3 To advance protection or improvement of the Community through the preservation and conservation of the natural environment, the maintenance, improvement or provision of environmental amenities for the Community, the provision of other environmental and regeneration projects and/or the preservation and conservation of buildings or sites of architectural, historic or other importance to the Community. 4.1.4 To promote for the public benefit rural regeneration within the Community by all or any of the following means:- (a) the relief of poverty in such ways as may be thought fit. (b) the relief of unemployment in such ways as may be thought fit. (c) the creation of training and employment opportunities. (d) the alleviation of demand for affordable housing within the community. (e) the maintenance, improvement or provision of public amenities. and (f) the provision of public health facilities and childcare.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £1,311,047 | £103,553 | £0 | £33,010 | £16,994 | £1,157,490 | £1,393,877 | £858,670 | £527,072 | £8,135 | 9 | 29 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £1,518,593 | £230,105 | £0 | £28,811 | £11,554 | £1,248,123 | £1,432,979 | £873,476 | £550,051 | £9,452 | 9 | 30 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £1,375,943 | £316,464 | £0 | £32,724 | £7,362 | £1,019,393 | £1,128,650 | £484,854 | £570,814 | £72,982 | 9 | 21 December 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £183,336 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £231,398 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 9 | 15 October 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £642,924 | £101,748 | £10,328 | £519,306 | £3,325 | £8,217 | £764,539 | £300,676 | £421,234 | £42,629 | 9 | 21 October 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
- Units 1 & 2, The Island Centre, Crosapol, Isle of Tiree
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.tireetrust.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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