OSCR Scottish charity profile

Muaitheabhal Community Wind Farm Trust

Known as Muaitheabhal Community Trust

ActiveCharity number SC041621
Registered2 July 2010
Main locationWestern Isles
Legal formTrust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC041621
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
1
Postcode
HS2 9PN

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Provide grants or loans to benefit the residents of the Trust area who are in need as the Trustees may decide are appropriate and in accordance with the objectives of the Trust.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • the advancement of public participation in sport
  • the advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

4.2.1 To benefit the Residents of the Trust Area who are in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, In relation to the following purposes 4.2.2 to 4.2.5 inclusive, the Trustees shall primarily apply these purposes for the benefit of the Residents of the Trust Area, but may also at their sole discretion apply these purposes for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Western Isles as they see fit:- 4.2.2 To promote and provide facilities, or to assist in the provision of facilities and activities for recreational and other leisure time occupations so that the inhabitants condition of life may be improved, whether working alone or in association with the local statutory authorities, voluntary organisations, groups and inhabitants, 4.2.3 To advance education and educational opportunities for the benefit of inhabitants of all ages 4.2.4 To promote and actively carry out the conservation, preservation and restoration of the environment and heritage of the Western Isles, including the promotion of sustainable development of crofting land and traditional farming methods, 4.2.5 To advance the traditional arts, heritage and culture of the Western Isles, particularly in relation to the practice of traditional skills and crafts including weaving and farming practices such as crofting and the crofting way of life, and 4.2.6 To distribute funds within the Western Isles and beyond for such charitable purposes as the Trustees may decide are appropriate and which are in accordance with the above mentioned purposes and which will be of benefit (whether directly or indirectly) to the Residents of the Trust Area

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£8,721£137,846123 December 2025
31 March 2024£29,268£142,51315 November 2024
31 March 2023£33,576£111,13513 June 2024
31 March 2022£26,544£77,436123 May 2023
31 March 2021£53,137£112,02917 January 2022

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
Office 3, Balallan Old School, Balallan, Isle of Lewis
Website supplied to OSCR
www.muaitheabhal.org.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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