# North Yell Development Council

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC030659
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
- **Registered:** March 7, 2003
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC030659


## Contact

- **Address:** Keldahoul, Cullivoe, Yell, Shetland
- **Postcode:** ZE2 9DD



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the prevention or relief of poverty&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of citizenship or community development&#x27;

**What the charity does:** North Yell Development Council is a community development group with membership open to residents in our geographic area. Consultation in our area is undertaken to determine community priorities and produce a community development plan. The owns a windfarm through a subsidiary company, with profits donated to NYDC. The profits are used to implement the development plan and so provide benefit to the community. The group also earns income from infrastructure provided to promote economic development. This includes a marina and business park. The group has recently purchased a local shop under a subsidiary company. This provides a vital service for locals and visitors.

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;No specific group, or for the benefit of the community&#x27;

**Objectives:** 4.1    The objects of the Council are:- (a).	to relieve poverty and unemployment among the residents of North Yell, as defined by the postcode units ZE2 9DQ, ZE2 9DG, ZE2 9DF, ZE2 9DE, ZE2 9DD, ZE2 9BZ and ZE2 9BB (“the Community”).  (b).	to advance education among the residents of the Community, particularly among young people and the unemployed. (c).	to promote and/or provide training in skills of all kinds, particularly such skills as will assist residents of the Community in obtaining paid employment. (d).	to promote, establish and operate other schemes of a charitable nature for the benefit of the Community.  (e).	to advance community development, which will include the promotion and development of trade and industry in the Community. and (f).	to promote such similar charitable purposes, objects or institutions in such proportions and manner as the Trustees shall think fit.  The expressions ‘charitable purpose’ or ‘charitable object’ shall mean a charitable purpose under section 7 of the 2005 Act which is also regarded as a charitable purpose in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts and a ‘charitable institution’ shall mean a charity in terms of the 2005 Act which is also regarded as a charity in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts, or a charity under the law of any other jurisdiction which is also regarded as a charity in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts, provided that nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Council other than in furtherance of a charitable purpose.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** Shetland Islands
- **Geographical spread:** A specific local point, community or neighbourhood







