01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC044828
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- KW17 2QQ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We look after the running and maintenance of the local community hall together with an adjoining play area, campsite and the grounds which include trees and a fenced paddock. We enable various groups to use the hall and local can hire it for sports or leisure activities.
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 carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To promote community development in the rural community of Deerness and its environs without distinction of sex, sexuality, political, religious, or other opinions, and to associate with the local authorities, voluntary organisations and residents in a common effort to promote social and other leisure and recreational activities to foster a community spirit, for the achievement of these so that their conditions of life may be improved. In furtherance of this the association will maintain and manage Deerness Community Centre for activities promoted by the committee or any of its constituent bodies in furtherance of the above objects and to carry out any extension of the premises or facilities provided which may at any time seem necessary or desirable.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £33,947 | £28,241 | 1 | 12 June 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £51,486 | £67,912 | 1 | 5 June 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £45,411 | £27,579 | 1 | 2 June 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £14,858 | £20,382 | 1 | 14 May 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £27,378 | £27,359 | 1 | 13 June 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
- Fea, Deerness, 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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