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Voluntary Action Orkney

SC010691Registered charity from 25 May 1967
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address 6 Bridge St
Kirkwall
Orkney
Postcode KW15 1HR
Website www.vaorkney.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
The Company's objects are: (a) to advance throughout Orkney, citizenship, community development, rural regeneration and the promotion of civic responsibility through volunteering and the voluntary sector; (b) to advance the effectiveness and efficiency of charities and voluntary organisations throughout Orkney including those that are engaged in advancing education, furthering health and protecting and promoting Orkney's arts and heritage in order to relieve poverty, sickness and distress;
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Voluntary Action Orkney works to strengthen Orkney’s voluntary and community sector and help individuals and communities to thrive. We support voluntary organisations, community groups and social enterprises with advice, governance, funding, training and organisational development. We promote and support volunteering and help people find opportunities to get involved in their communities. We bring organisations and partners together, share information and evidence, and represent the views and needs of the third sector. We also deliver projects and services that support people, including young people and those facing barriers, and administer grant funding on behalf of partners.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 25 May 1967
Main Operating Location: Orkney Islands
Number of Staff: 19
Number of Volunteers: 0
Purposes: "the advancement of citizenship or community development"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community", "Other charities or voluntary bodies"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2022 £1,488,019 £1,043,771 26 Jul 2022
31 Mar 2023 £821,396 £1,032,935 02 Oct 2023
31 Mar 2024 £945,513 £962,856 16 Aug 2024
31 Mar 2025 £817,297 £1,203,267 13 Oct 2025
31 Mar 2026 £873,623 £1,012,325 03 Sept 2026 Download
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
Hayley Green
Neil Kermode
James Grenville Temple
Katherine McKerrell
Alison Sharkey
Willie Neish
Sheila Garson
Francesca Jane Couperwhite
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