01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC047024
- 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
- HS6 5BD
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Our main activity is to open to the public, five or six days a week, during the summer to provide information about Berneray's heritage. We collect and display records and artefacts. We also organise talks and support Gaelic Week. There is more detail on our website.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation's purposes are to collect, preserve and share the history and culture of Berneray.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £4,691 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4,605 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 28 February 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | £3,380 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,864 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 13 November 2024 |
| 30 September 2023 | £7,209 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £10,942 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 3 November 2023 |
| 30 September 2022 | £3,372 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2,046 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 29 November 2022 |
| 30 September 2021 | £1,813 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,724 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 6 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
- Nurse's Cottage, Backhill, Berneray, Isle of North Uist, Highland and Islands
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.bernerayhistorical.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
No direct external links on this profile. The official OSCR record and source documentation are available through BritDB’s dedicated source page.
05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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