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Friends of Guiding in Kirkwall SCIO, SC052774

Registered charity from 25 August 2023

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This shows the latest contact address that OSCR has been given for the charity.Address4 Robertson Loan
Kirkwall
Orkney

This is the latest postcode that the charity has supplied.PostcodeKW15 1GQ

Shown where the charity has supplied us with a link to its website.WebsiteNo Link Provided

Charities are shown as Standard charities, Registered Social Landlords, or Cross-Border charities. These last two will link through to other Regulators’ websites, where you may be able to view the charity’s accounts.Regulatory Type Standard

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These are taken directly from the charity's constitution. A charity's objects describe what the charity has been legally set up to achieve. They do not necessarily describe all of the activities the charity carries out in order to achieve these objects. Object:

(i) To further the charitable purposes of the Guiding organisation but shall have no responsibility for the running of the Kirkwall units. (ii) Give support to the Kirkwall Units, in accordance with The Guiding Manual, by assisting with administrative and other relevant work. (iii) Raise funds for the running of the Guide Hall. (iv) Promote the interests of Guiding. (v) Maintain and manage the Guide Hall, on behalf of GirlGuiding Orkney, including bookings, cleaning and leasing the land which the Hall sits on.

Details of the charity's operations

Current status of the charity.Charity Status: Active

When the charity last submitted a change in information.Last Updated: 21 Dec 2023

Whether the charity is a Trust, Company, Unincorporated Association, SCIO, Educational Endowment, Industrial & Provident Society or Statutory Corporation, the date it became that form, and any previous forms it may have had.Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Constitutional Form Date: 25 Aug 2023

This best describes how local or widespread the work of the charity is.Geographical Spread: A specific local point, community or neighbourhood

This local authority area in which the charity is currently operating.Main Operating Location: Orkney Islands

The Charity and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act sets out 15 charitable purposes and one analogous purpose.Purposes: "the advancement of citizenship or community development"

This lists which beneficiary groups the charity has identified as being the main focus of activities: children / young people, older people, people with disabilities or health problems, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other defined groups, no specific group or for the benefit of the community, other charities / voluntary bodies.Beneficiaries: "Other defined groups"

This sets out the types of activity undertaken by the charity from the following: it makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals, it makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations, it carries out activities or services itself, it does none of these.Types of activity undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"

Notes: Friends of Guiding in Kirkwall SCIO SC052774 was established to replace Friends of Guiding in Kirkwall SC033819

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