Charity Details

St John's Kirk SCIO

SC048646Registered charity from 22 August 2018

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Notes:

This SCIO has been set up to replace Friends of St John’s Church SC037490. Friends of St John’s Church SC037490has now wound up and transferred the assets and liabilities to St John's Kirk SCIO, SC048646.

Charity Information:

The Name the Charity is Known By St John's Kirk - Walls Heritage

Address 25 St Colm's Quadrant
Longhope
Stromness
Orkney

Postcode KW16 3PH

Website https://www.facebook.com/stjohnskirk

Regulatory Type Standard

Object:

4 The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 To support the restoration and preservation of St. John's Church, a place of historical, social, religious and architectural importance, for members of the local community in North Walls, Hoy, and also within the wider Orkney community and visitors 4.2 To advance the education of the public in the history of the church, the geography, natural environment, culture and other features of life in the local area, by providing a heritage display within the Church and collating pictorial, oral and written records and artefacts. 4.3 To provide a space for community use and enjoyment such as concerts, talks, lectures, art, flower and craft displays and films and also for conducting funerals, marriages, christenings or other occasional church services.

Operations:

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Constitutional Form Date: 22 Aug 2018

Main Operating Location: Orkney Islands

Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science", "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"

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 Dec 2021	£1,098	£3,590	01 Sept 2022	Yes
31 Dec 2022	£226	£1,642	17 May 2023	Yes
31 Dec 2023	£2,581	£1,920	08 Jul 2024	Yes
31 Dec 2024	£5,326	£4,696	18 May 2025	Yes	Accounts are currently awaiting redaction
31 Dec 2025			No	No
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
Lesley	Sole
Jane	Harris
Stanley	Thomson
Christine	Bolton
Arthur	Budge
Rosalind	Ware
Ellen	Pesci
Alice	Hayes
Tracie	Brennan
Carole	Webster
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