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John O'Groats Mill Trust

SC047345Registered charity from 20 April 2017
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
The Name the Charity is Known By JOGMT
Address Swartigill
John o Groats
Wick
Caithness
Postcode KW14YR
Website No Link Provided
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The organisation’s purposes are: To further the sustainable development of the area of benefit using the Trust’s facilities to help the community take advantage of opportunities and provide a focal point for viability of various community led initiatives. To advance education by providing a visitor attraction, interpretation and exhibition spaces, meeting and training facilities for local groups and encouraging the development of local training and informal educational provision using the John O’Groats Mill and associated buildings. To support local heritage by engaging in activities in particular as they relate to the Mill project.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Our rural community, is on the edge of Scotland. Isolation and loneliness are common factors along with depopulation as young folk can drift away. The John O Groats Mill Trust was established to improve our environment for locals and for visitors. The unused watermill, for years a focal point has become so again after a major refurbishment undertaken by the Trust. Its a hub or drop in centre for all ages. A unique building, its a natural focus for community heritage and a catalyst for folk to remember half forgotten stories and skills . It can still work as a mill, an exciting environment for all ages and a stimulating place to explore, learn new skills in traditional engineering and building, understand the food journey from field to plate. Story telling, art and nature all focus in workshop sessions. The Mill brings local people together. It's also a high quality attraction for visitors helping to boost the local economy, making this an attractive place to live in or visit.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 20 Apr 2017
Main Operating Location: Highland
Number of Staff: 1
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "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"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "Older People", "People with disabilities or health problems", "People with a particular ethnic or racial origin", "Other defined groups"
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
31 Mar 2022 £110,244 £48,459 17 Dec 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £231,644 £63,367 11 Dec 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £1,707,956 £100,369 20 Dec 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £2,502,075 £128,418 24 Dec 2025 Yes Download
31 Mar 2026 No Annual Information due by 31 Dec 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
Alan Davis
Darren Coghill
Walter Mowat
Fiona Harper
Ian Leith
Donna Davis
Rognvald Brown
Alison Smith
Andrew Mowat
Fiona Mackenzie
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