Charity Details

John O'Groats Development Trust

SC048716Registered charity from 21 September 2018

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Charity Information:

Address Thorvald
John O'Groats
Caithness

Postcode KW1 4YR

Website www.johnogroatsdt.org

Regulatory Type Standard

Object:

4.1 To relieve those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability or financial hardship by carrying out activities such as developing existing social facilities and exploring the need for new services such as affordable housing, social care, tele-health etc. By exploring transport and other connectivity solutions and by any other activities which meet this charitable Purpose. 4.2 To advance heritage and culture by carrying out activities such as identifying a suitable facility to house the existing John O'Groats museum collection and create new supporting interpretation materials. By improving the coastal path from John O?Groats Mill to Duncansby Stacks and installing interpretative panels along the route and by renewing and improving the information panels at Duncansby Lighthouse. By encouraging the researching, recording and celebration of the history and culture of the area, including by providing panels containing informative and accessible local history details to help visitors interpret their surroundings and by supporting education and learning within the local community and by any other activities which meet this charitable Purpose. 4.3 The provision of recreational facilities and the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for both residents in the Dunnet and Canisbay Council Area and visitors to John O'Groats. By carrying out activities such as providing showers and bike racks for cyclists and walkers. By establishing an indoor/outdoor year-round activity programme and improving sport facilities in and around the village. By enhancing leisure and recreation facilities for adults such as providing community gym equipment in the village hall or restored mill and by any other activities which meet this charitable Purpose. 4.4 The advancement of citizenship or community development by offering business advice to new and existing businesses and by leasing buildings to new and existing businesses on favourable terms, providing said businesses offer..... Maximum text reached. Please contact the charity for full details of charity objectives.

Operations:

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

To enhance the lives of locals and visitors alike by making the area a better place to live and visit. We do this by delivering project that enhance this.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Constitutional Form Date: 21 Sept 2018

Main Operating Location: Highland

Number of Staff: 0

Number of Volunteers: 101-250

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 relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"

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
30 Apr 2021	£130,002	£104,546	31 Jan 2022	Yes
30 Apr 2022	£22,484	£28,319	31 Jan 2023	Yes
30 Apr 2023	£29,438	£19,961	14 Oct 2023	Yes
30 Apr 2024	£33,666	£24,753	26 Jan 2025	Yes
30 Apr 2025	£4,030	£11,270	12 Jan 2026	Yes	Accounts are currently awaiting redaction
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
Andrew	Mowat
Walter	Mowat
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