01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC038909
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 13
- Postcode
- KW16 3PG
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity is set up for the benefit of the community to be able to manage community land and assets, provide facilities for recreation being mindful of the environment, advance education & training, relieve poverty including provision of housing if necessary, encourage volunteering, preserve the community heritage, promote the wellbeing of residents and other projects of a charitable nature. The current activities of the charity include the provision of Community Fund grants to aid other island charitable organisations. the Training and Learning Fund grants available to individuals and groups within the community. Maintaining and funding the fabric and overheads of the YM community hall. Running the Community Bus Service. Prescription Delivery Service. Island Support Project through the Island Support Officer. Carbon Neutral Islands Project through the CNI Officer and CNI Support Officer.
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
- 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
2 The company’s objects are to benefit the Community in the following ways: 2.1 to manage community land and associated assets for the benefit of the Community and the public in general as an important part of the protection and sustainable development of Scotland’s natural environment, where “sustainable development” means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. 2.2 to provide in the interests of social welfare, facilities within the Community for recreation and other leisure time occupation available to the public at large. 2.3 to advance education and in particular to promote opportunities for learning for the benefit of the general public. 2.4 to advance education through promotion of the arts. 2.5 to preserve, restore and improve the environment in through the provision, maintenance and/or improvement of public open space and other public amenities and other environment and regeneration projects (but subject to appropriate safeguards to ensure that the public benefits so arising clearly outweigh any private benefit thereby conferred on private landowners). 2.6 to provide or assist in the provision of housing for people in necessitous circumstances within the Community. 2.7 to relieve poverty particularly among the residents of the Community. 2.8 to promote training, particularly among residents of the Community, and with particular reference to skills which will assist the participants in obtaining paid employment. 2.9 to encourage, stimulate and support volunteering principally in the Community. 2.10 to preserve, for the benefit of the general public, the historical, architectural and constructional heritage that may exist in and around the Community in buildings (including any structure or erection, and any part of a building as so defined) of particular beauty or historical, architectural or constructional interest. Maximum text reached. for further objects please contact the charity directly.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £939,705 | £624,663 | 13 | 3 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,013,263 | £925,150 | 13 | 9 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £822,399 | £769,938 | 13 | 6 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £622,729 | £470,932 | 13 | 19 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £556,471 | £487,788 | 13 | 21 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
- Y M Community Hall, Longhope, Stromness, Orkney
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.hoyorkney.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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