# Orkney Charitable Trust

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC044924
- **Known as:** OCT
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
- **Registered:** June 12, 2014
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC044924


## Contact

- **Address:** Hillhead, St Ola, Kirkwall, Orkney
- **Postcode:** KW15 1SX
- **Website:** www.octrust.org.uk



## 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 relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

**What the charity does:** We fundraise and donate grants to young people in need, who live within Orkney.

**Beneficiaries:** 'Children or young people','People with disabilities or health problems','Other charities or voluntary bodies'

**Objectives:** 1. a. the prevention or relief of poverty of any individual under the age of 25 who has their main residence within the Orkney Islands, Scotland.  b. the relief of those in need by reason of ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage who meet the criteria outlined in '1a'.





## Geography

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



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £49992 | £39807 |  -  | 0 | [PDF](/sc/SC044924/files/2025-06-30-accounts.pdf) (1.0 MB) |
| June 30, 2024 | £42504 | £34344 |  -  |  -  | [PDF](/sc/SC044924/files/2024-06-30-accounts.pdf) (1.6 MB) |
| June 30, 2023 | £57060 | £49430 |  -  |  -  |  |
| June 30, 2022 | £27392 | £37311 |  -  |  -  |  |
| June 30, 2021 | £47329 | £46820 |  -  |  -  |  |