OSCR Scottish charity profile

Friends of Happy Valley

Not SubmittedCharity number SC044724
Registered10 March 2014
Main locationOrkney Islands
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC044724
Status
Not Submitted
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
KW16 3LA

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

To maintain and repair the this much loved local nature reserve for the benefit of local and visitors to Orkney. Volunteering, fund raising working with the Council to draw up and follow a detailed management plan. Awareness raising of the sites history, culture and importance.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • 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

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The organisation's purposes are: 1.To conserve, protect and improve the natural and cultural heritage of the area of land known as Happy Valley, to retain its ethos and uniqueness for public benefit and enjoyment. 2.To preserve, sustainably, the natural, man-made and cultural history of this area for the advancement of education of the local and visiting population. 3. To promote the care of the trees, plants and wildlife of the area and the responsible and sustainable use of this bio diverse environment, the woodland and other habitats on the land.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£0£00Not supplied
31 March 2024£325£323016 October 2024
31 March 2023£1,351£97019 April 2024
31 March 2022£1,351£97014 March 2024
31 March 2021£5,525£35023 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
Upper Bigswell, Bigswell Road, Stenness, Orkney
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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