01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC042384
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- PA42 7BY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Company has been formed to benefit the communities of Islay and Jura as defined by all the postcode units within postcode sectors PA42 to PA49 and PA60, namely: To manage community land and associated assets for the benefit of the Community and the public in general. To provide, or assist in providing, recreational facilities, and/or organising recreational activities, which will be available to members of the Community and public at large, with the object of improving the conditions of life of the Community. To advance community development, including urban or rural regeneration within the Community. To advance the education of the Community about its environment, culture, and heritage and/or history. To advance arts, heritage and culture within the Community. and To prevent or relieve poverty within the Community.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- 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
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- Other defined groups
- 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 The Company has been formed to benefit the communities of Islay and Jura as defined by all the postcode units within postcode sectors P A42 to PA49 and PA60 ('the Community'), with the Purposes listed in the sub-clauses hereto ('the Purposes'), to be exercised following the principles of sustainable development (where sustainable development means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs), namely: 4.1 To manage community land and associated assets for the benefit of the Community and the public in general. 4.2 To provide, or assist in providing, recreational .facilities, and/ or organising recreational activities, which will be available to members of the Community and public at large with the object of :improving the conditions of life of the Community. 4.3 To advance community development, including urban or rural regeneration within the Community. 4.4 To advance the education of the Community about its environment, culture, heritage and/ or history. 4.5 To advance environmental protection or improvement including preservation, sustainable development and conservation of the natural environment, the maintenance, improvement or provision of environmental amenities for the Community and/ or the preservation of buildings or sites of architectural, historic or other importance to the Community. 4.6 To advance arts, heritage and culture within the Community. and 4.7 To prevent or relieve poverty within the Community.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | £2,372,513 | £1,050,534 | 3 | 14 May 2026 |
| 31 May 2024 | £2,180,508 | £1,275,610 | 3 | 5 March 2025 |
| 31 May 2023 | £646,063 | £162,194 | 3 | 14 December 2023 |
| 31 May 2022 | £539,388 | £162,357 | 3 | 30 January 2023 |
| 31 May 2021 | £797,905 | £656,095 | 3 | 27 February 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
- The Ramsay Hall, Port Ellen, Isle of Islay, Argyll
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.southislay.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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