01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC051822
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- ZE1 0LL
OSCR note: This charity has been established to replace Swan Trust, SC017598 Swan Trust, SC017598 has now wound up and passed its assets and liabilities to The Swan Trust SCIO, SC051822
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Trust was set up to advance education by encouraging (young) people to sail on the Swan, keeping traditional sailing techniques alive. to advance heritage and culture by maintaining Swan as a working vessel so that she may be preserved and open to public as part of our maritime and fishing heritage, and enabling public participation in sport, by organising sailing trips on the Swan. Swan is a community asset which brings people together, whether on a sailing trip, as part of our volunteer base or through community events. With a particular focus on enabling youth sail training, we connect with schools, sail training and youth organisations, and undertake a range of youth sails every year. We value and help to develop the skills of our volunteer base, looking to help them as they help us, and work with partner organisations to enhance community events and offer sailing and personal development opportunities to all.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of public participation in sport
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: (a) The advancement of education in particular by encouraging and facilitating interested parties (particularly young people) to sail on the Swan and to thereby teach and keep alive the technique of sailing of and working of a traditional Fifie such as the Swan. (b) The advancement of heritage and culture in particular by restoring and maintaining the Shetland Fifie 'Swan' (LK243) as a working and sea-going sail fishing boat using, as far as is Swan Trust SCIO SC051822 Page 4 of 17 reasonably practical, similar materials and techniques to those used in her original construction and design so that she may be preserved and open to public as part of Shetland's maritime and fishing heritage for future generations. (c) The advancement of public participation in sport in particular by organising sailing trips on the Swan to be participated in by members of the public.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £167,192 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £163,718 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 5 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £702,140 | £589,697 | £110,825 | £0 | £173 | £1,445 | £129,742 | £0 | £129,742 | £0 | 2 | 12 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 21 December 2023 |
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
- 16 Alexandra Building, Lerwick, Shetland
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.swantrust.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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