Charity Details

Soirbheas

SC041340Registered charity from 18 March 2010

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Charity Information:

Address Coille Na Cro
Glen Urquhart
Drumnadrochit
Inverness

Postcode IV63 6TH

Website www.soirbheas.org

Regulatory Type Standard

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

Object:

(a) To manage community land and associated assets for the benefit of the Community (being the area covered by the Strathglass Community Council and Glenurquhart Community Council) and the public in general 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. (b) To provide, or assist in providing, recreational facilities, and/or organising recreational activities, which will be available to members of the public at large with the object of improving the conditions of life of the Community and 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. (c) To promote for the public benefit 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, in areas of social and economic deprivation within the Community by all or any of the following means: (a) the relief of poverty in such ways as may be thought fit; (b) the relief of unemployment in such ways as may be thought fit, including assistance to find employment; (c) the advancement of education, training or retraining, particularly amongst unemployed people, and providing unemployed people with work experience; (d) the creation of training and employment opportunities by the provision of workspace, buildings and/or land for use on favourable terms; (e) the provision or assistance with the provision of housing for those who are in conditions of need and the improvement of housing in the public sector or in charitable ownership provided that such power shall not extend to relieving any local authorities or other bodies of

Operations:

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

Negotiate for Community Benefit payments from, and investment in, renewable developments on behalf of the community. Distribute income via grants to community groups and organisations that meet the charity's objectives. These objectives include provision of sustainable recreational activities and facilities to improve conditions and life in the community, promoting rural sustainable regeneration for public benefit, advancing education, culture, heritage and history, advancing environmental protection and improvement, preservation of buildings of importance to the community, managing community land and associated assets for the benefit of the community. This is only a brief summary of objectives and full details are contained within the governance documents.

Charity Status: Active

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

Constitutional Form Date: 18 Mar 2010

Main Operating Location: Highland

Number of Staff: 3

Number of Volunteers: 1-50

Purposes: "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"

Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"

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 Mar 2021	£172,598	£120,919	19 Jan 2022	Yes
31 Mar 2022	£139,231	£180,120	02 Sept 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£148,829	£118,255	13 Nov 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£232,412	£369,243	20 Dec 2024	Yes
31 Mar 2025	£269,169	£285,064	30 Dec 2025	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:

First Name	Last Name
Erik	Trelfer
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First Name

Last Name

Erik

Trelfer

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