# Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary Trust

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC020979
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
- **Registered:** Feb. 5, 1993
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC020979


## Contact

- **Address:** The Booth, Hillswick, Shetland
- **Postcode:** ZE2 9RW
- **Website:** www.hillswickwildlifesanctuary.org



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It carries out activities or services itself'

**Purposes:** 'the advancement of education','the advancement of health','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the advancement of animal welfare','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes'

**What the charity does:** HWS was set up to rescue, rehabilitate and release abandoned, injured and unwell marine mammals by providing facilities for their care, as well as provide information and education to the wider public.

**Beneficiaries:** 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

**Objectives:** The objects of the HWSA will be to relieve the suffering and distress  of seals, otters and other mammals and to assist other bodies to study  and monitor the behaviour and population of seals, otters and other  mammals in the interests of Shetland's wildlife.





## Geography

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



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £62437 | £68295 |  -  | 0 |  |
| March 31, 2024 | £34368 | £56708 |  -  | 0 |  |
| March 31, 2023 | £54248 | £50336 |  -  | 0 |  |
| March 31, 2022 | £188745 | £89228 |  -  | 0 |  |
| March 31, 2021 | £308048 | £261788 |  -  | 0 |  |






## Nearby

- [Hillswick Public Hall SCIO](/sc/SC046795.md) (0.0 mi)
- [Northmavine Up Helly Aa SCIO](/sc/SC053074.md) (0.0 mi)
- [Northmavine Fiddle And Accordion Club](/sc/SC023728.md) (1.3 mi)
- [Tangwick Haa Museum](/sc/SC019428.md) (2.7 mi)
- [Eshaness Community Centre](/sc/SC010529.md) (3.1 mi)