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Voluntary Action Orkney

A Registered Charity based in Scotland

This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-SC-SC010691 .
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Description

Subject to that over-riding qualification, the company's objects are:- 3.1 (a) To promote the general good of the community in the Orkney Islands and to assist the work of statutory authorities and voluntary organisations engaged in advancing education, furthering health, improving craft skills, with a view to the preservation, promotion and improvement of fine craftsmanship, relieving poverty, sickness and distress, or in pursuing any other objects which are now or hereafter may be deemed by law to be charitable. (b) to promote and organise co-operation in the achievement of the above purposes and to that end bring together representatives of the authorities and organisations engaged in furtherance of the above purposes or any of them within the Orkney Islands. (c) to do all such things as may seem incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above purposes or any of them. 3.2 To acquire and take over the whole or any part of the undertaking and liabilities of Voluntary Services Orkney and of any person entitled to any property or rights suitable for any of the objects of the Company. 3.3 To purchase, take on feu, lease, hire, take in exchange, and otherwise acquire any property and rights which may be advantageous for the purposes of the activities of the Company. 3.4 To improve, manage, exploit, develop, turn to account and otherwise deal with all or any part of the undertaking, property and rights of the Company.

OSCR Charity number

SC010691

Registered

Postcode

KW15 1HR

Website

vaorkney.org.uk

Latest income

£821,396 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Office of Scottish Charity Regulator Charity Register Download published by Office of Scottish Charity Regulator.

Voluntary Action Orkney

GB-SC-SC010691

Locations

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Registered Office in the UK

Voluntary Action Orkney

GB-SC-SC010691

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-SC-SC010691 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.

Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.

GB-SC gives the scheme for this identifier (Scottish Charity Register), while SC010691 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

Voluntary Action Orkney (this record)

Organisation record from Office of Scottish Charity Regulator
Last updated 2024-04-25

Voluntary Action Orkney

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Voluntary Action Orkney

GB-SC-SC010691

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

Activities (OSCR)

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Beneficiaries (OSCR)

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Purposes (OSCR)

  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Community and economic development activities F20

UK Charity Activity Tags

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

Visit charityclassification.org.uk for more information on the project. If you have any feedback on the classification system or how it has been applied there is a form on the project homepage.

  • Charity and VCS support CV » Umbrella bodies CV103
  • Education ED
  • Health HE
  • Leisure LE » Hobbies LE103
  • Social welfare SW » Individual poverty SW105

Voluntary Action Orkney

GB-SC-SC010691

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1967-05-25 Registered as a charity
2018-03-31 709,329 750,635
2019-03-31 812,921 760,480
2020-03-31 880,448 816,056
2021-03-31 919,012 799,897
2022-03-31 1,488,019 1,043,771
2023-03-31 821,396 1,032,935
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Voluntary Action Orkney

GB-SC-SC010691

Grants received

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Received 21 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Co-operative Group £6,477 Grant to The Connect Project
BBC Children in Need
Main Grants Autumn21
£500
Oct 2022
Grant to Voluntary Action Orkney (VAO)
Oct 2022
The National Lottery Community Fund
Medium Grants Scotland: Improving Lives
£65,117
3 years
Young People's Befriending Project (YPBP)
Aug 2022 to Aug 2025
The Tudor Trust £120,000
2 years
Grant to Voluntary Action Orkney
Feb 2022 to Feb 2024
BBC Children in Need
Main Grants Autumn21
£92,000
2 years
Grant to Voluntary Action Orkney (VAO)
Apr 2022 to Mar 2025
Scottish Government
Communities Recovery Fund - Call 3
£95,500 Voluntary Action Orkney
Scottish Council For Voluntary Organisations
Charter Fund - Call 8
£10,000 Digital Confidence
Charles Hayward Foundation
Small Grants,Social & Criminal Justice
£7,000 Grant to Volunteer Action Orkney (VAO)
Co-operative Group £8,043 Grant to Young People's Befriending Project Orkney
Scottish Government
Wellbeing Fund - Invited applications - Wave 2
£2,000 Voluntary Action Orkney

Data source

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Voluntary Action Orkney

GB-SC-SC010691

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