01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC043297
- 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
- HS2 9PJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity organises and stages the Lochs Agricultural Show which is held in Laxay, Isle of Lewis in July each year. The Show offers the opportunity for people to compete in a wide range of competitions and exhibit livestock, vegetables and fruit, flowers, baking, arts and crafts. The Show also provides a variety of entertaining events during the day. The charity also maintains and develops the Lochs Showground site.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 to advance community development in rural areas through the provision of annual Lochs Agricultural Show and through information and training events on crofting and land use. and 4.2 to provide recreational facilities (Lochs Showground and Lochs Shed) and the organisation of recreational activities (Lochs Agricultural Show), with the object of improving the conditions of life for persons for whom the facilities and activities are primarily intended, in relation to recreational facilities and activities which are available to members of the public at large.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £87,301 | £80,947 | 0 | 26 June 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | £53,783 | £46,183 | 0 | 6 September 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | £40,784 | £43,602 | 0 | 17 April 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | £20,280 | £16,894 | 0 | 26 July 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | £695 | £2,659 | 0 | 29 October 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
- Laxay Showground, Laxay, Isle of Lewis
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.lochsshow.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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