OSCR Scottish charity profile

Friends of Guiding in Kirkwall SCIO

ActiveCharity number SC052774
Registered25 August 2023
Main locationOrkney Islands
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC052774
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
KW15 1GQ
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OSCR note: Friends of Guiding in Kirkwall SCIO SC052774 was established to replace Friends of Guiding in Kirkwall SC033819

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

We look after the local Guide Hall for GirlGuidng Orkney. We ensure the hall is cleaned, and all maintenance is kept up to date. To fund this we let out the hall to some othe local user groups and hold fund raising events.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of citizenship or community development

Beneficiaries

  • Other defined groups

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

(i) To further the charitable purposes of the Guiding organisation but shall have no responsibility for the running of the Kirkwall units. (ii) Give support to the Kirkwall Units, in accordance with The Guiding Manual, by assisting with administrative and other relevant work. (iii) Raise funds for the running of the Guide Hall. (iv) Promote the interests of Guiding. (v) Maintain and manage the Guide Hall, on behalf of GirlGuiding Orkney, including bookings, cleaning and leasing the land which the Hall sits on.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

2 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 August 2025£6,902£5,070027 November 2025
31 August 2024£33,161£3,141023 January 2025

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
4 Robertson Loan, Kirkwall, Orkney
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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