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Wild Skies Shetland

SC050009Registered charity from 04 March 2020
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Charity Information:
Address Little Hamar
Baltasound
Unst
Shetland
Postcode ZE2 9DS
Is the supplied address a principal office or a trustee address? Trustee - Charity Trustee
Website wildskiesshetland.com
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The purpose of Wild Skies Shetland is to benefit the community of the island of Unst by promoting the local natural environment, with a focus on the skies. This has aspects of advancement of the arts, heritage, culture and science by providing opportunities for people to experience and understand the constantly changing skies. This includes the aim of developing a wild skies visitors centre in Unst. The benefits to the people of Unst are through increased visitor numbers and local availability of educational and recreational activities related to the sky.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Our aim is to showcase the marvels and enormity of the Shetland skies, day and night, summer and winter. We do this through storytelling, music, poetry, history and much more. We have 7 trustees and 2 part-time, freelance workers - a Project Development Officer and a Digital Marketing manager. Our aim is to benefit the community of the island of Unst and its visitors by enhancing enjoyment of Unst’s beautiful and varied skies which feature the northern lights, simmer dim, storms, dark skies and many other wonders. We offer 2 on-the-ground trails in Unst (Sky Trail and Planetary Trail) and through organising a variety of sky-related events and activities. WSS has been running events and activities during UnstFest since 2019 e.g. an inflatable planetarium, the 2021 partial solar eclipse, photography exhibitions, meteorite hunts and cinema screenings. We rely on donations and grant funding to enable our work. We plan to introduce a Friends membership scheme in early 2026.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 04 Mar 2020
Main Operating Location: Shetland Islands
Number of Staff: 2
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "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 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 £54,316 £41,644 17 Dec 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £25,515 £30,398 07 Jun 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £25,515 £30,398 11 Dec 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £7,768 £6,270 26 Nov 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
Christopher McGinlay
Dorothy Jane Macaulay
Joann McMillan
Helen Goddard
Fabien Kuntz
Angela Fraser
Melanie Mouat
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