Orkney Yole Association SCIO
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC051899
- Status
- Active
- Registered
- Aug. 1, 2022
- Legal form
- SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Address
- Address
- Bring Deeps
Orphir
Orkney
KW17 2RE
Contact
Activities
'It carries out activities or services itself'
'the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of public participation in sport'
It is set up to transfer skills and knowledge around maintaining and sailing and constructing Orkney yoles, making known their traditional uses and promoting their use as sailing vessels. It does this through arranging taster sessions in the yoles for the local P7 primary school children and for local adults, organising week night sailing during the summer for yoles and participating in local regattas, hosting social evenings over the winter with a yole theme, selling its book 'The Orkney Yole' and outreach activities such as attendance at Portsoy traditiional boat festival.
Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'
Objectives: The Association's purposes are: 4.1 The advancement of education by transferring skills and knowledge of maintaining and sailing existing Orkney yoles, one of Orkney's traditional sailing vessels and, when possible, of constructing sailing yoles. 4.2 The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture and science by making the traditional uses of Orkney yoles as cargo, fishing and transport vessels known. 4.3 The advancement of public participation in sport by promoting the active use of Orkney yoles as sailing vessels.
Geography
- Main operating location
- Orkney Islands
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 31, 2025 | £0 | £0 |
| Oct. 31, 2024 | £2,588 | £1,192 |
| Oct. 31, 2023 | £0 | £0 |