OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Ness of Brodgar Trust

ActiveCharity number SC044890
Registered29 May 2014
Main locationOrkney Islands
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC044890
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 3JZ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The Trust's purpose are to advance education, heritage and culture for people of all ages, backgrounds and levels of capability from anywhere in the world through the pursuit of archaeological activities, in the widest possible ways, at the Ness of Brodgar and its environs.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • 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, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The organisation?s purposes are to advance education, heritage and culture for people of all ages, backgrounds and levels of capability from anywhere in the world through the pursuit of archaeological activities, in the widest possible ways, at the Ness of Brodgar and its environs by: 4.1.1 encouraging and providing opportunities to learn about the heritage and archaeology of the Ness of Brodgar and its environs. 4.1.2 encouraging and providing opportunities to become involved in archaeological activities at the Ness of Brodgar and its environs. 4.1.3 offering a range of activities, including without limitation: public lectures. exhibitions. tours. visits. summer schools and work experience opportunities and public participation, in a volunteer capacity, in the widest possible range of archaeological techniques and tasks, all in pursuit of the widest possible understanding of, interest in and development of the archaeological work at the Ness of Brodgar and its environs. 4.1.3 facilitating the publication of the results of and the maintenance of the records of archaeological activities carried out in relation to the Ness of Brodgar and its environs. 4.1.4facilitating the promotion of the preservation of and public display of the collections of archaeological artefacts and ecofacts, obtained from the Ness of Brodgar and its environs. 4.1.5 working with other organisations and individuals, including schools and universities, to further the aims of the organisation. and 4.1.6 serving the Ness of Brodgar and its environs by an active involvement in its future preservation and presentation.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£406,755£309,376026 November 2025
31 March 2024£175,834£172,31602 December 2024
31 March 2023£175,736£157,905013 October 2023
31 March 2022£164,093£120,93207 December 2022
31 March 2021£134,174£100,845017 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
Lochview, Stenness, Orkney
Website supplied to OSCR
http://www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk/
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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