Charity Details

Society Of Our Lady Of The Isles

SC011189Registered charity from 01 June 1990

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Charity Information:

The Name the Charity is Known By The Society of our Lady of the Isles

Address 272 Kings Gate
Aberdeen

Postcode AB15 6AZ

Is the supplied address a principal office or a trustee address? Trustee - Charity Trustee

Website No Link Provided

Parent Charity Name General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church

Parent Charity Registration Number SC015962

Parent Charity Country of Registration Scotland

Regulatory Type Standard

Object:

The Society is established for exclusively charitable purposes, primarily for the advancement of religion and to provide public benefit. (The expression "charitable purposes" shall mean charitable purposes as defined in section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 as amended from time to time ("the 2005 Act") which is also regarded as a charitable purpose in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts from time to time in force}.The Society is authorised, enabled, permitted and licensed by the Bishop of the Diocese ("the Bishop") to teach in schools, visit the sick, read and explain the Holy Scriptures, to exhort and pray in private households and to hold such services as deemed necessary. The Society consists of Hermit Sisters, under religious vows, living a contemplative/hermit lifestyle of prayer. It also embraces the vocation of (A) Oblate Companions, (Internal Oblates) living a more active lifestyle of care, service and hospitality in the local community and (B) External Oblates living within their own home settings, working under the auspices of SOLI, within their home parishes. The Society seeks to support and expand the vocation of both Internal and External Oblates.

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

The charity is in a transitional phase and continues to provide support to the former Mother and one Sister to follow their lifelong vows . At the same time it seeks to continue its spiritual ethos through Oblate Companions to serve the people of Shetland.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association

Constitutional Form Date: 01 Jun 1990

Main Operating Location: Shetland Islands

Number of Staff: 0

Number of Volunteers: 0

Purposes: "the advancement of religion"

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
30 Sept 2021	£25,358	£14,099	12 May 2022	Yes
30 Sept 2022	£66,316	£31,969	21 Aug 2023	Yes
30 Sept 2023	£20,676	£28,559	05 Jun 2024	Yes
30 Sept 2024	£21,824	£32,994	02 Jun 2025	Yes	Not published by OSCR
30 Sept 2025			No	Annual Information due by 30 Jun 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
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From 30 June 2025, OSCR began collecting charity trustee information through OSCR Online. Providing this information is a legal requirement for all charities. The names of trustees will be published on the Scottish Charity Register from early 2026 to promote transparency and strengthen public trust in the sector.

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