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Voluntary Action Shetland

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC017286
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Aug. 31, 2026. Filing history
Registered
July 22, 1987
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
Market House
14 Market Street
Lerwick
Shetland
ZE1 0JP

Contact

Website
va-shetland.org.uk
Screenshot of the Voluntary Action Shetland website

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of education','the advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes'

A Single Point of Access for Support and Advice for the Third/Voluntary Sector DELIVERED THROUGH CORE ACTIVITY: To be a Central Source of Knowledge To be the Voice To Build Capacity To Connect

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','Older People','People with disabilities or health problems','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies'

Objectives: The company's objectives are:- (a) To promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the inhabitants of Shetland and in particular the advancement of education, and furtherance of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness. (b)To promote and organise co-operation in the achievement of the above purposes and to that end bring together in Council representatives of the statutory authorities and voluntary organisations engaged in the furtherance of the above purposes or any of them within Shetland. (c)To do all other things as will properly attain the above purposes.

Geography

Main operating location
Shetland Islands
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2026 Aug. 31, 2026On time £901,602 £946,867 14
March 31, 2025 Sept. 7, 2025On time £844,228 £1,029,840 19
March 31, 2024 Aug. 22, 2024On time £1,019,554 £1,268,399 17
March 31, 2023 July 3, 2023On time £1,388,632 £1,171,516 25
March 31, 2022 Aug. 5, 2022On time £1,002,858 £1,083,488 25
March 31, 2021 June 25, 2021 £961,325 £871,927 26

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.