OSCR Scottish charity profile

Altnaharra Community Trust

ActiveCharity number SC046400
Registered9 March 2016
Main locationHighland
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC046400
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
IV27 4UJ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The Charity was set up to receive and distribute funds for the village of Altnaharra and surrounding areas in order to improve education, the environment and by developing neglected buildings and infrastructure for the benefit of residents and visitors to the area through an annual community benefit agreement with the local wind farm.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

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: (a) the advancement of education for residents within the area of benefit. (b) the advancement of community development for residents within the area of benefit. (c ) the advancement of environmental protection or improvement within the area of benefit and. (d) the distribution of any surplus funds held by the organisation for any of the preceding purposes within the area of benefit and Scotland generally.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£165,312£5,702030 December 2025
31 March 2024£5,260£6,756023 November 2024
31 March 2023£360£264030 December 2023
31 March 2022£70£252014 December 2022
31 March 2021£0£252028 November 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
Mudale Farmhouse, Altnaharra, Lairg, Sutherland
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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