01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC044884
- 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
- KW16 3BA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To preserve historic Orkney boats of note as well as boat-building skills, crafts and artefacts. A long term aim is to establish a Boat Haven (museum) in order to display the historic boats to the public.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
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 Society’s purposes are: To advance the preservation, interpretation and communication of Orkney maritime heritage. To achieve these purposes, the Society will: 1. Collect, restore and preserve boats built in Orkney or that have contributed to Orkney life. 2. Collect, restore and preserve maritime artefacts related to Orkney maritime heritage. 3. Manage the collection of boats and artefacts in a sustainable manner. 4. Build and maintain a set of tools, materials and equipment required to support the restoration and preservation of boats and artefacts in the collection. 5. Restore and preserve the boats and artefacts in the collection using traditional boat building skills and crafts. 6. Preserve traditional boat building skills and crafts through support for education and training. 7. Research and publish information about the boats and artefacts in the collection or related to Orkney maritime heritage. 8. Educate the public about Orkney maritime heritage. 9. Establish a boat museum in Orkney through which the boats, artefacts and related knowledge can be interpreted and communicated to the public.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2026 | £22,415 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £12,725 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 28 October 2026 |
| 5 April 2025 | £6,554 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £8,782 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 28 October 2025 |
| 5 April 2024 | £1,349 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2,376 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 5 November 2024 |
| 5 April 2023 | £2,634 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £6,287 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 18 October 2023 |
| 5 April 2022 | £10,008 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2,492 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 20 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
- The Sycamores
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.ohbs.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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