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Fair Isle Marine Research Organisation (SCIO)

SC048485Registered charity from 22 June 2018
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address Stackhoull
Fair Isle
Shetland
Postcode ZE2 9JU
Website No Link Provided
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
4 The purposes of the organisation are: 4.1 The advancement of environmental protection or improvement primarily by: 4.1.1 Working to better understand the marine and coastal habitats of Fair Isle, the biological interactions within these environments and the impact of human activity upon them. 4.1.2 Representing the view and interests of Fair Isle residents with regards to the protection and use of Fair Isle's marine and coastal natural heritage 4.1.3 Promoting the value of Fair Isle's coastal and marine natural heritage to the wider public, both independently and through co-operation with other relevant organisations. 4.2 The advancement of citizenship or community development (including rural or urban regeneration) primarily by: 4.2.1 Working to explore the potential for sustainable economic development linked to Fair Isle's natural marine and coastal resources 4.2.2 Empowering the community to contribute to discussions regarding the use and protection of its natural marine and coastal resources and heritage. 4.3 The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science primarily by: 4.3.1 Carrying out biological research and monitoring work within the boundaries of the Fair Isle Marine Protected Area during this projects lifetime 4.3.2 Supporting research conducted by other bodies within the boundaries of the Fair Isle Marine Protected Area during this projects lifetime 4.3.3 Commissioning and/or supporting research projects that may from time to time arise or be deemed necessary to further the aims of better understanding and contributing to the protection of Fair Isles marine and coastal environment, but that fall out with the scope of the Marine Protected Area project 4.3.4 Seeking to promote a better knowledge and understanding of scientific research conducted on the isle, both to the local community and visitors to Fair Isle.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The charity was set up to demonstrate and research the marine protected area around Fair Isle by identifying research priorities. FIMRO is the community voice and representation for the DR MPA. We work closely with the community to ensure our objectives are current and meet the communities aspirations for the DR MPA. We undertake locally based research projects, with citizen science a key to engaging the community and wider public. Funding support allows for larger research projects with the information/data and other outcomes feeding into the DR MPA. Ultimately data etc may identify management measures or local agreements to support further research. We actively update the community with DR MPA activities via the Fair Isle Times, newsletters, WhatsApp, meetings and events, and also via the FIMRO website. Presentations and talk around current and new research are popular and well attended.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 22 Jun 2018
Main Operating Location: Shetland Islands
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of citizenship or community development", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science", "the advancement of environmental protection or improvement"
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 Jun 2021 £0 £0 24 Mar 2022 Yes
30 Jun 2022 £0 £0 24 Feb 2023 Yes
30 Jun 2023 £4,998 £0 20 Feb 2024 Yes
30 Jun 2024 £10,153 £4,998 14 Mar 2025 Yes
30 Jun 2025 £37,212 £25,487 25 Mar 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
Neil Thomson
Susannah Parnaby
Fiona Mitchell
Steven Wilson
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