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Birsay Heritage Trust

SC027642Registered charity from 05 February 1998
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Notes:
The SCIO was incorporated on 08 April 2013 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Birsay Heritage Trust SC027642, which was a Trust registered as a charity since 05 February 1998.
Charity Information:
Address Barony Mill
Birsay
Orkney
Postcode KW17 2LY
Website www.birsay.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The organisation's purposes are: The preservation of the historical, cultural and natural heritage of the parish of Birsay, Orkney. To further the education and knowledge of the public in the history, culture, natural history and other features of life in the parish of Birsay, Orkney and anything connected with the parish. In furtherance thereof: To manage and operate the Barony Mill and raise funds for the preservation, restoration, and conservation of sites of special interest to the cultural , natural and historical importance in the parish of Birsay, Orkney. To gather and display any information or materials that will further the public education in the historical, cultural and natural heritage of the parish of Birsay, Orkney.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The organisation is set up to ensure the preservation of the historical, cultural and natural heritage of the parish of Birsay, Orkney. To further the education and knowledge of the public in the history, culture, natural history and other features of life in the parish of Birsay, Orkney and anything connected with the parish. The Trust manages and operates the Barony Mill, HMS Tern and the St Magnus Church, Birsay and raises funds for the preservation, restoration, and conservation of sites of special interest to the cultural , natural and historical importance in the parish of Birsay, Orkney. It also gathers and displays any information or materials that will further the public education in the historical, cultural and natural heritage of the parish of Birsay, Orkney.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 08 Apr 2013
Previous Constitutional Form: Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
Previous Constitutional Form Date: 05 Feb 1998
Main Operating Location: Orkney Islands
Number of Staff: 3
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2022 £144,863 £142,403 08 Jul 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £73,135 £94,947 13 Jul 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £163,162 £127,584 24 Oct 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £199,156 £183,689 23 Sept 2025 Yes Download
31 Mar 2026 No Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2026
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:
First Name Last Name
Kevin Dick
Norman Shearer
Anthony Morley
Rognvald Ballantyne
Rachel Scarth
Gavin Barr
Leona Benston
Kenneth Ross
Duncan Tullock
Martin Hay
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