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The Swan Trust SCIO

SC051822Registered charity from 29 June 2022
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Address 16 Alexandra Building
Lerwick
Shetland
Postcode ZE1 0LL
Website www.swantrust.com
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The organisation’s purposes are: (a) The advancement of education in particular by encouraging and facilitating interested parties (particularly young people) to sail on the Swan and to thereby teach and keep alive the technique of sailing of and working of a traditional Fifie such as the Swan. (b) The advancement of heritage and culture in particular by restoring and maintaining the Shetland Fifie "Swan" (LK243) as a working and sea-going sail fishing boat using, as far as is Swan Trust SCIO SC051822 Page 4 of 17 reasonably practical, similar materials and techniques to those used in her original construction and design so that she may be preserved and open to public as part of Shetland's maritime and fishing heritage for future generations. (c) The advancement of public participation in sport in particular by organising sailing trips on the Swan to be participated in by members of the public.
Details of the charity's operations
Charity Status: Active
Last Updated: 31 Mar 2025
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 29 Jun 2022
Geographical Spread: UK and overseas
Main Operating Location: Shetland Islands
Purposes: "the advancement of education","the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science","the advancement of public participation in sport"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types of activity undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Notes: This charity has been established to replace Swan Trust, SC017598 Swan Trust, SC017598 has now wound up and passed its assets and liabilities to The Swan Trust SCIO, SC051822
Annual Information Submission History
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Accounts
31 Mar 2023 £0 £0 21 Dec 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £702,140 £129,742 12 Dec 2024 Yes Swan Final Accounts 2024 Signed_Redacted
31 Mar 2025 No Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2025
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