01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC047979
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- PA46 7RE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The principal activity of the charity is grant making. The charity also owns a property that is leased to a local charity for community use.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
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
Constitutional objectives
4. (1) The objects of the Trust are:- 1.1 the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, with a particular focus on members of the community in Scotland and especially but not exclusively in the communities of Dunlossit, Islay and Jura. 1.2 the advancement of education, of health, and of the arts, heritage and culture in local communities both within and outwith Scotland, with a particular but not exclusive focus on Dunlossit, Islay and Jura. 1.3 to promote citizenship and community development by carrying out other community initiatives for the public benefit both within and outwith Scotland, and especially but not exclusively in the communities of Dunlossit, Islay and Jura, and by working to improve the quality of life of the residents of communities where initiatives are carried out or supported, through the tackling of economic, social and environmental issues. and 1.4 to promote such other similar purposes, objects or institutions charitable in law and in such proportions and manner as the Trustees shall think fit.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £196,308 | £178,104 | 0 | 31 July 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | £106,414 | £161,493 | 0 | 31 July 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | £256,000 | £169,589 | 0 | 17 July 2024 |
| 31 October 2022 | £341,000 | £345,092 | 0 | 25 July 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | £156,000 | £155,575 | 0 | 25 July 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
- Dunlossit Estate Office, Gate Lodge, Port Askaig, Isle of Islay
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.dunlossit.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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