# Orkney Islands Council General Charitable Trust

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC044607
- **Known as:** OICGCT
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
- **Registered:** Jan. 24, 2014
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC044607


## Contact

- **Address:** Council Offices, School Place, Kirkwall, Orkney
- **Postcode:** KW15 1NY



## Activities

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

**Purposes:** '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'

**What the charity does:** The advancement of education, through grants, for the benefit of local people.

**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,





## Areas of operation

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



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £4216 | £17022 |  -  | 0 |  |
| March 31, 2024 | £4545 | £3900 |  -  | 0 |  |
| March 31, 2023 | £3336 | £11876 |  -  | 0 |  |
| March 31, 2022 | £2624 | £4045 |  -  | 0 |  |
| March 31, 2021 | £2776 | £4100 |  -  | 0 |  |