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Swandro-Orkney Coastal Archaeology Trust

SC047002Registered charity from 21 November 2016
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Charity Information:
Address Bayview
Birsay
Orkney
Postcode KW17 2LR
Website www.swandro.co.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The organisation's purposes are to advance education, heritage and culture for people of all ages, backgrounds and levels of capability from anywhere in the world through the pursuit of archaeological activities, in the widest possible ways, at Swandro and its environs by: 4.1.1 encouraging and providing opportunities to learn about the heritage and archaeology of Swandro and its environs; 4.1.2 encouraging and providing opportunities to become involved in archaeological activities at Swandro and its environs; 4.1.3 offering a range of activities, including without limitation: public lectures; exhibitions; tours; visits; summer schools and work experience opportunities and public participation, in a volunteer capacity, in the widest possible range of archaeological techniques and tasks, all in pursuit of the widest possible understanding of, interest in and development of the archaeological work at Swandro and its environs; 4.1.4 facilitating the publication of the results of and the maintenance of the records of archaeological activities carried out in relation to Swandro and its environs; 4.1.5 facilitating the promotion of the preservation of and public display of the collections of archaeological artefacts and ecofacts, obtained from Swandro and its environs; 4.1.6 working with other organisations and individuals, including schools and universities, to further the aims of the organisation; and 4.1.7 serving Swandro and its environs by an active involvement in its future excavation and presentation.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The Trust was formed in November 2016 to respond to the destruction of Orkney’s archaeological sites by the sea. Orkney is a group of 70 islands with a landmass of only 975 square km but over 980 km of coastline, with many archaeological sites situated on the foreshore and subject to ongoing coastal erosion. Global warming, the effects of climate change and melting polar ice are promoting higher sea levels and changing weather systems with increased storminess, which is exacerbating an existing problem. The Trust's priority project is the ongoing excavation at the Knowe of Swandro, Rousay, a possible Neolithic chambered tomb and a large settlement occupied from around 1000BC to AD1200. The Trust responds to emergency situations which arise due to coastal erosion, for example in recent years we have funded work at Cata Sands in Sanday, where a Bronze Age/Neolithic settlement was revealed by the erosion of a dune system.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 21 Nov 2016
Main Operating Location: Orkney Islands
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "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 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 Dec 2021 £8,821 £2,547 22 Mar 2022 Yes
31 Dec 2022 £82,616 £49,728 15 Mar 2023 Yes
31 Dec 2023 £28,291 £50,294 20 Feb 2024 Yes
31 Dec 2024 £29,687 £45,299 19 Feb 2025 Yes
31 Dec 2025 £79,050 £48,086 15 Feb 2026 Yes 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
Ingrid Mainland
Caroline Mamwell
Sigurd Towrie
Julie Bond
Julia Gibson
David Lawrence
Stephen Dockrill
Thomas McGovern
Ruth Maher
Jane Downes Kirkpatrick
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