Charity Details

St Ernan's by the Loch

SC051441Registered charity from 08 December 2021

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Charity Information:

Address Red Bay Cottage
Deargphort
Fionnphort
Isle of Mull

Postcode PA66 6BP

Website No Link Provided

Regulatory Type Standard

Object:

The organisation has been formed to benefit the communities of the Parish of Iona with Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon and the Ross of Mull, as defined by postcode units PA76, PA66, PA67, PA69 and PA70 ("the Community"), with the Purposes listed in the sub-clauses hereto ("the Purposes"), to be exercised following the principles of sustainable development (where sustainable development means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs). The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 the advancement of citizenship or community development, 4.2 the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science, 4.3 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. Activities are primarily intended for people who have need of them by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship, social or geographical isolation or other disadvantage, and for members ofthe public.

Operations:

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

Our charity was set up to acquire St Ernan's Church from the Church of Scotland and to develop it as a safe, modern and attractive centre for a range of quiet purposes. We expect to acquire the asset during 2025, having obtained acquisition funding from Scottish Land Fund. Our membership is open to residents of postcode units PA76, PA66, PA67, PA69 and PA70, with associate membership open to non-residents. We hold regular meetings, fund-raising events and social gatherings and we source grants as appropriate.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Constitutional Form Date: 08 Dec 2021

Main Operating Location: Argyll And Bute

Number of Staff: 0

Number of Charity Trustees: 9

Number of Volunteers: 1-50

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 carries out activities or services itself"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Dec 2022	£13,924	£148	13 Mar 2023	Yes
31 Dec 2023	£34,435	£33,940	05 Jun 2024	Yes
31 Dec 2024	£536	£491	30 Jun 2025	Yes	Visit Charity's Website
31 Dec 2025			No	Annual Information due by 30 Sept 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:

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