01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC053074
- 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
- ZE2 9RW
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Organise the annual Northmavine Up-Helly-Aa festival, celebrating Shetland's past links with Scandinavia. The trustees organise and promote the entire festival, which is run entirely by volunteers in association with the district's four community halls. In addition, fundraising events are held.
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
To promote the culture and heritage of Northmavine, Shetland through organising recreational activities and events including an annual community festival Fire Festival known as Northmavine Up Helly Aa. The roots to the festival go back several centuries and involve fancy dress, a torch-lit procession and burning of a galleyship, which echoes Norse rituals and reflects Shetland's connections to its Viking past.
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 December 2025 | £19,825 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £13,210 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 28 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £34,462 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £17,977 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 29 September 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
- Heradel, Hillswick, Shetland
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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