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Orkney Islands Council General Charitable Trust

Also known as: Oicgct

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC044607
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Dec. 23, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Jan. 24, 2014
Legal form
Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Address

Address
Council Offices
School Place
Kirkwall
Orkney
KW15 1NY

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations'

'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of public participation in sport','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

The advancement of education, through grants, for the benefit of local people.

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

Objectives: The Trustees shall hold and apply the sum of £1 paid by us to them, and such other funds and assets· as may from time to time be comprised in the Trust Property, in trust for the following purposes:- Charitable purposes for the public benefit of Orkney and its environs are- (a) the prevention or relief of poverty, (b) the advancement of education, (c) the advancement of the arts, heritage, cullture or science, (d) the advancement of public participation in sport, (e) the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended, (f) the advancement of environmental protection or improvement, (g) the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage,

Geography

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

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 Dec. 23, 2025On time £4,216 £17,022
March 31, 2024 Oct. 10, 2024On time £4,545 £3,900
March 31, 2023 Sept. 27, 2023On time £3,336 £11,876
March 31, 2022 Dec. 19, 2022On time £2,624 £4,045
March 31, 2021 Nov. 17, 2021On time £2,776 £4,100

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