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Soma's Light SCIO

SC053050Registered charity from 09 January 2024
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Charity Information:
The Name the Charity is Known By Soma's Light
Address Anandale
Bigswell Road
Stenness
Orkney
Postcode KW16 3LA
Website www.somaslight.co.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
4 The organisation's purpose is the advancement of health. In furtherance of this purpose the organisation will: 4.1 Undertake activities, devise and deliver projects, attend events, visit and make presentations at clubs and other local organisations to raise awareness of mental health and suicide in Orkney, to ensure the community has the skills to support suicide prevention and improve wellbeing for individuals and groups. 4.2 Raise funds through community and online fundraising activities, events, sale of branded merchandise and other activities which can be used to deliver awareness raising projects. 4.3 Support the work of other Orkney based charities which have similar aims, to advance and improve mental health and reduce the levels of suicide in our community, through disbursement of funds raised by Soma's Light. 4.4 Work in partnership with other charities and public sector agencies where appropriate to raise awareness of suicide and mental health within an Orkney context. 4.5 Seek grant funding to deliver mental health and suicide awareness raising activities and programmes, including delivery of youth projects.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Soma’s Light was set up to raise awareness and funds to enhance mental health support for Orkney’s young people. Soma’s Light also raise awareness and plays part in suicide prevention , creating conversation to support each other in ill mental health. Reducing stigma around mental health and suicide, trying to change the language around these. Raising awareness impact of self-harm on our young people and community. Raising awareness and advocating for those who are left behind. Soma’s Light supports training programs such as local people to be trained to be grief support workers. These support workers are able to provide bearivement counselling for our community members, including children under the age of 16years old. Soma’s Light also provides Sensory Breakout areas on local events for those who need. Soma’s Light has regular family events around the year where participants have an opportunity to learn more about the impact of ill mental health and how to look after it.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 09 Jan 2024
Main Operating Location: Orkney Islands
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of health"
Beneficiaries: "Other defined groups"
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 2024 £17,715 £10,827 06 Aug 2025 Yes Download
31 Dec 2025 No Annual Information due by 30 Sept 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
Ibolya Sandor
Eryn Tait
Roderick Harper
Aaron Budge
Szabolcs Veres
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