01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048940
- 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
- KW1 4RF
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity has the purposes of promoting equality and diversity by holding the Mey Highland Games providing an inclusive platform for all incorporating para-athletes and those injured as a result of military service.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the promotion of equality and diversity
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- 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
4 The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The promoting of equality and diversity by holding the Mey Highland Games providing an inclusive platform for all incorporating para-athletes and those injured as a result of military service. 4.2 The advancement of Education by working in partnership with the community to support the teaching of Highland Sports to young people in Caithness. 4.3 To support those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage in Caithness by allocating grants from the organisations surpluses. 4.4 To promote the culture of Caithness by encouraging visitors to the Mey Games and where possible taking the games on tour nationally and internationally providing a Caithness cultural experience and access for all to adaptive Highland Sports.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2025 | £40,451 | £35,601 | 0 | 18 October 2025 |
| 31 January 2024 | £22,784 | £52,053 | 0 | 23 October 2024 |
| 31 January 2023 | £60,260 | £45,685 | 0 | 15 July 2024 |
| 31 January 2022 | £2,500 | £2,784 | 0 | 1 November 2022 |
| 31 January 2021 | £0 | £3,355 | 0 | 2 March 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
- 53 Broadhaven Road, Wick, Caithness
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.meyhighlandgames.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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