Charity Details

Charity Details:

Sabhal Mor Ostaig

SC002578Registered charity from 20 January 1978

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Address Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
Teangue
Isle of Skye

Postcode IV44 8RQ

Website www.smo.uhi.ac.uk

Regulatory Type Standard

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

Object:

3.1.1 To develop and deliver tertiary education through the medium of Gaelic exclusively up to and including university level in such subjects and branches of knowledge as the Governors may from time to time decide and to promote and facilitate post-graduate research in such areas, and to do all or any of the foregoing in the Isle of Skye, Scotland, or elsewhere in Scotland or the rest of the world; 3.1.2 To promote and facilitate and work with others in promoting and facilitating the teaching and learning of the Gaelic language by devising and delivering resources and courses for such teaching and learning through any medium; 3.1.3 Generally to promote and facilitate at all levels and by all means approved by the Governors from time to time the study of all aspects of the Gaelic language and its associated history, culture and arts, including, without prejudice to the foregoing generality, (a) the study and performance of the traditional music of, or associated with, the Gael, (b) the teaching of skills in all branches of the communications media including written, audio, televisual and online means of communication and broadcasting and in such new media as may come into being in the future and (c) the study of the techniques and strategies necessary for the survival of minority languages as living community languages; 3.1.4 To acquire the assets and undertaking and assume the debts and liabilities of the Scottish charity known as Sabhal Mor Ostaig, registered under SC002578, to use such name and to carry on charitable activities in succession thereto; 3.1.5 To develop and promote the College as the National Centre for Gaelic in Scotland for the purposes of promotion of the language as a living and sustainable language in Scotland and of playing a central role in the delivery of the National Plans for Gaelic to be promulgated by Bord na Gaidhlig or any successor under the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 or any successor legislation; 3.1.6 To develop and

Details of the charity's operations

Charity Status: Active

Last Updated: 20 Mar 2025

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

Constitutional Form Date: 20 Jan 1978

Geographical Spread: More than one local authority area in Scotland

Main Operating Location: Highland

Purposes: "the advancement of education","the advancement of citizenship or community development","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 Information Submission History

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Accounts
31 Jul 2020	£5,392,438	£5,458,905	15 Dec 2020	Yes
31 Jul 2021	£5,566,051	£5,465,319	29 Apr 2022	Yes
31 Jul 2022	£10,183,398	£10,086,488	27 Apr 2023	Yes
31 Jul 2023	£6,241,189	£6,306,457	02 Apr 2024	Yes
31 Jul 2024	£6,086,824	£6,050,780	20 Mar 2025	Yes	Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OSCR allowed an additional 9 months grace period for charities that were overdue/late when their annual information due by date fell between 01 March 2020 and 31 March 2021. 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 .

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