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Grimsay Boatshed Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC032155
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Dec. 12, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Sept. 8, 2001
Legal form
Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Address

Address
Grimsay Boatshed
Shepherds Point
Kallin
North Uist
Western Isles
HS6 5HY

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of public participation in sport','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement'

The Grimsay Boatshed, located at Kallin Harbour, was established in 2001 to ensure the survival of the Stewart boatbuilding skills and to maintain the local fishing fleet.

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','People with a particular ethnic or racial origin','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: To advance education of the general public in the maritime skills and traditions of the Vists and Western Scotland by spreading knowledge and understanding of the historical, social and economic significance to this area and in pursuit for this to promote and aid such purposes as are exclusively charitable in law.

Geography

Main operating location
Western Isles
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 Dec. 12, 2025On time £14,299 £9,579
March 31, 2024 Dec. 2, 2024On time £14,966 £9,222
March 31, 2023 Dec. 15, 2023On time £24,333 £11,039
March 31, 2022 Dec. 13, 2022On time £50,661 £48,426
March 31, 2021 Dec. 22, 2021On time £34,719 £29,670

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