Charity Details

Point and Sandwick Development Trust

SC041048Registered charity from 23 November 2009

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Charity Information:

The Name the Charity is Known By Point and Sandwick Trust

Address The Old School
Knock
Point
Isle of Lewis

Postcode HS2 0BW

Website http://www.pointandsandwick.co.uk/

Regulatory Type Standard

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

Object:

The Company's object is to promote the social, educational, cultural and environmental wellbeing of the people of the Western Isles and in particular the residents of the areas known as Point and Sandwick i.e. the area otherwise known as Sandwick and the Eye Peninsula and for the purposes hereof defined as comprising the whole area from and including North Street in the west to Tiumpanhead in the East and by all or any of the following means:- (i) the promotion of community development, including rural regeneration, following principles of sustainable development, where "sustainable development'' means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs; (ii) the provision of assistance to people who are disadvantaged by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial or other disadvantage; (iii) the promotion of education, including all forms of training for work and life skills; (iii) the advancement of the arts, culture and heritage, including support for the Gaelic arts and the protection of buildings and sites of architectural or historic importance; (iv) the provision and support of recreational activities for the community, especially for disadvantaged or vulnerable groups, such as young people or the disabled; (v) the protection and enhancement of the natural heritage and environment; (vi) the relief of poverty in such ways as may be thought fit.

Operations:

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

Point and Sandwick Trust is a charitable organisation based in the Outer Hebrides that uses the income of community generated wind power to support local social, cultural, educational and environmental development. The Trust built and operates the UK’s biggest community wind farm and has been recognised as leading the way in community renewable energy. Funding projects of all sizes, the Trust provides significant support within the crofting communities of Point and Sandwick on the Isle of Lewis, and the wider Western Isles.

Charity Status: Active

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

Constitutional Form Date: 23 Nov 2009

Main Operating Location: Western Isles

Number of Staff: 4

Number of Volunteers: 0

Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "the advancement of education", "the advancement of citizenship or community development", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science", "the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended", "the advancement of environmental protection or improvement", "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"

Beneficiaries: "Older People", "People with disabilities or health problems", "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community", "Other charities or voluntary bodies"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "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"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 May 2021	£1,524,074	£3,227,500	28 Feb 2022	Yes
31 May 2022	£4,849,738	£2,137,495	14 Feb 2023	Yes
31 May 2023	£4,923,678	£3,124,642	26 Feb 2024	Yes
31 May 2024	£3,091,409	£3,794,071	21 Feb 2025	Yes
31 May 2025	£3,957,675	£3,664,957	24 Feb 2026	Yes	Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
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:

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