# Scalpay Community Association SCIO

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC052626
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** June 16, 2023
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC052626


## Contact

- **Address:** Avonlea, Am Fasgadh, Isle of Scalpay, Scalpay, HS4 3XU
- **Postcode:** HS4 3XU
- **Website:** www.scalpayheritage.co.uk



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of citizenship or community development&#x27;,&#x27;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&#x27;

**What the charity does:** Scalpay Community Association was set up in 1964 to support the social, educational and wellbeing of the residents of Scalpay and wider community. We are a registered charity (SC052626) and own the village hall and land it sits on. Our island community lacks a modern, warm, safe space to meet and come together. Winter for our facility is expensive and the building is almost not fit for purpose. Elderly residents like to meet weekly for hot food and friendly chats however we are soon to lose our kitchen approvals due to damp and mold. Children use the old sports hall within our building but that too is leaking. We are an island off the main island of Harris and 8 miles from Tarbert, but fuel and social poverty means few children can travel to facilities there. To support children, we completed a refurbishment with local funds of the Scalpay Playpark. In 2025 we plan to refurbish land to create an all-weather sport surface with local fundraising and funds from local companies.

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;No specific group, or for the benefit of the community&#x27;

**Objectives:** The organisation?s purposes are: - to advance community development to benefit the residents of Scalpay by: - providing facilities, opportunities and activities that will promote and improve community health and wellbeing. advance education, citizenship and community development. and provide access to arts, culture, heritage, sports and social activities.  - providing services, facilities, information and resources to Scalpay residents, visitors to Scalpay, groups and organisations. - operating, managing and maintaining a community based centre for activities promoted by the organisation and its stakeholders, including the employment of staff. and - promoting, establishing, operating and/or supporting other schemes and projects of a charitable nature for the benefit of the community of Scalpay.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** Western Isles
- **Geographical spread:** A specific local point, community or neighbourhood






