Charity Details

Spiritual Assembly Of The Baha'is Of Orkney - Mainland East

SC008149Registered charity from 16 September 1986

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Charity Information:

Address Norvana
Norvana
Rendall
Orkney

Postcode KW172NZ

Is the supplied address a principal office or a trustee address? Trustee - Charity Trustee

Website No Link Provided

Parent Charity Name National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahais of the UK

Parent Charity Registration Number 250851

Parent Charity Country of Registration Other

Regulatory Type Standard

Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Object:

(a) the advancement of the Bahai Faith, sharing the ideals of our fellow Bahais and assisting their efforts to establish, uphold and promote the spiritual, educational and humanitarian teachings of human brotherhood, radiant faith, exalted character and selfless love revealed in the lives and utterances of all the Prophets and Messengers of God, Founders of the world's revealed religions, and given renewed creative energy and universal application to the conditions of this age in the life and utterances of Bahaullah. (b) the advancement of education in accordance with the principles of the Bahai Faith. (c) the relief of the poor and needy of Orkney Mainland East and throughout the world, whether Bahais or not. (d) the establishment in Orkney Mainland East, as soon as resources permit, of a House of Worship and its associated institutions. (e) to further such other charitable purposes as the Assembly may decide.

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

To raise awareness of the Baha'i Faith in the Orkney Islands by sharing its holy writings and details of the meetings and activities of the local community in the local media and on social media.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Constitutional Form Date: 16 Sept 1986

Main Operating Location: Orkney Islands

Number of Staff: 0

Number of Charity Trustees: 9

Number of Volunteers: 1-50

Purposes: "the advancement of religion"

Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It does none of these"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2021	£715	£1,006	20 Dec 2021	Yes
31 Mar 2022	£1,426	£891	26 Jan 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£1,248	£1,211	28 Dec 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£1,323	£1,529	27 Dec 2024	Yes
31 Mar 2025	£1,418	£1,180	22 Dec 2025	Yes	Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green . If an annual return is late, the box is red .

Income and Expenditure:

Charity Trustees:

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