OSCR Scottish charity profile

Gallan Head Community Trust

Known as GHCT

ActiveCharity number SC046600
Registered3 June 2016
Main locationWestern Isles
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC046600
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
HS2 9JA

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

In 2016, the charity took ownership of the Gallan Head estate in Aird, Uig, Isle of Lewis, together with a property for use as a visitor centre. The charity manages the land and associated assets for the benefit of the community and the public in general, and is continuing with the process of community development to improve the quality of life for all residents, crofters and visitors to the area.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • 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
  • 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

4 The Company has been formed to benefit the community of Gallan Head as defined by the postcode unit HS2 9JA ('the Community'), with the Purposes listed in the subclauses hereto ('the Purposes'), to be exercised following the principles of sustainable development (where sustainable development means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs), namely: 4.1 To manage community land and associated assets for the benefit of the Community and the public in general. 4.2 To provide, or assist in providing, recreational facilities, and/or organising recreational activities, which will be available to members of the Community and public at large with the object of improving the conditions of life of the Community. 4.3 To advance community development, including urban or rural regeneration within the Community. 4.4 To advance the education of the Community about its environment, culture, heritage and/or history. 4.5 To advance environmental protection or improvement including preservation, sustainable development and conservation of the natural environment, the maintenance, improvement or provision of environmental amenities for the Community and/or the preservation of buildings or sites of architectural, historic or other importance to the Community.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 September 2025£19,789£36,412024 June 2026
30 September 2024£24,173£33,223023 June 2025
30 September 2023£32,305£52,390010 June 2024
30 September 2022£32,487£27,245026 June 2023
30 September 2021£73,644£39,741018 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
Gallan Beag, Aird, Uig, Isle of Lewis, Western Isles
Website supplied to OSCR
www.gallanhead.org.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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