--- title: "Orkney Yole Association SCIO — charity SC051899 | CharityCompare" description: "Orkney Yole Association SCIO (charity SC051899): income £1,041 (2025). Registration, activities, accounts and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/orkney-yole-association-scio retrieved: 2026-10-06T23:03:07.086Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. SC051899SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation) OY # Orkney Yole Association SCIO Independent profile · Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) data Orkney Yole Association SCIO is a registered charity in Scotland. Its register classifications include the advancement of education, the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science, the advancement of public participation in sport. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](https://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/YOLEASSOCIATION/) [Check official registration](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC051899) Work at Orkney Yole Association SCIO? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=orkney-yole-association-scio&type=claim&name=Orkney%20Yole%20Association%20SCIO) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Orkney Yole Association SCIO? Reported income · year ending 2025-10-31 £1,041 Reported spending · year ending 2025-10-31 £4,629 Registered charity number SC051899 Status in source extract Registered Charity type SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation) Register contact address detail (not service area) Orkney Islands Website [www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/YOLEASSOCIATION](https://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/YOLEASSOCIATION/) Quick answer Orkney Yole Association SCIO (number SC051899) is listed as registered in the OSCR snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Orkney Yole Association SCIO do? It is set up to transfer skills and knowledge around maintaining and sailing and constructing Orkney yoles, making known their traditional uses and promoting their use as sailing vessels. It does this through arranging taster sessions in the yoles for the local P7 primary school children and for local adults, organising week night sailing during the summer for yoles and participating in local regattas, hosting social evenings over the winter with a yole theme, selling its book 'The Orkney Yole' and outreach activities such as attendance at Portsoy traditiional boat festival. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Orkney Yole Association SCIO Answers Orkney Yole Association SCIO gave in its annual return to the OSCR for the year ending 31 October 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 1 August 2022 Where it says it operates Orkney Islands ## What causes is Orkney Yole Association SCIO registered for? the advancement of educationthe advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or sciencethe advancement of public participation in sport ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Orkney Yole Association SCIO yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Orkney Yole Association SCIO. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Orkney Yole Association SCIO? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. 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[Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=orkney-yole-association-scio&type=claim&name=Orkney%20Yole%20Association%20SCIO) [Visit charity website](https://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/YOLEASSOCIATION/) ## Frequently asked questions Is Orkney Yole Association SCIO a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists Orkney Yole Association SCIO as a registered charity (number SC051899) with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR). Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Orkney Yole Association SCIO's charity number? Orkney Yole Association SCIO's charity number is SC051899. Check that number on the OSCR register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number SC051899? Search SC051899 on the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Orkney Yole Association SCIO do? It is set up to transfer skills and knowledge around maintaining and sailing and constructing Orkney yoles, making known their traditional uses and promoting their use as sailing vessels. It does this through arranging taster sessions in the yoles for the local P7 primary school children and for local adults, organising week night sailing during the summer for yoles and participating in local regattas, hosting social evenings over the winter with a yole theme, selling its book 'The Orkney Yole' and outreach activities such as attendance at Portsoy traditiional boat festival. Does Orkney Yole Association SCIO have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Orkney Yole Association SCIO. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Orkney Yole Association SCIO? Orkney Yole Association SCIO's website listed in our register data is https://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/YOLEASSOCIATION/. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. When was Orkney Yole Association SCIO registered as a charity? Orkney Yole Association SCIO was entered on the register on 1 August 2022. Source: Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC051899).