OSCR Scottish charity profile

Project Northern Lights

ActiveCharity number SC043661
Registered19 December 2012
Main locationPerth And Kinross
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC043661
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
PH15 2PP

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The Charity is set up to relieve the unemployment in young people in Scotland an currently this is through the running of the Coffee Academy which in 2024 resulted in all eight students going on to find work as baristas in the hospitality business.

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of education
  • 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

  • Children or young people
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

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

Constitutional objectives

4 The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are: 4.1 To relieve unemployment in young people in Scotland by supporting them through a structured programme of activity, culminating in being opportunity ready for employment, education or training and enabling access to relevant opportunities. 4.2 To advance education through facilitating a series of skill-building training activities, and promoting access to further training and education opportunities 4.3 To organise recreational activities in support of other training, to increase the self-esteem, raise aspirations and build core skills of young people 4.4 To advance citizenship by encouraging and promoting volunteering and community development

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2024£3,500£2,699026 March 2026
31 December 2023£0£3,511010 March 2025
31 December 2022£2,000£4,102018 October 2023
31 December 2021£3,560£3,054029 September 2022
31 December 2020£6,660£180030 September 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
Glen Lyon Coffee Roasters Ltd, Aberfeldy Business Park, By Aberfeldy, Dunkeld Road, Aberfeldy
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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