The Durness Community Group is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO). It was previously a charitable company and known as the Durness Development Group from September 2001 before converting to a SCIO in December 2020. The objectives for the new entity remain largely as before but the reporting and accounting obligations are more appropriate for a small charitable group. The objectives can be summarised as:
to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the Parish of Durness by associating with local authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort so that their conditions of life may be improved
to relieve poverty among residents
to advance education and promote training programmes and opportunities, particularly among young people and the unemployed
to protect/preserve the environment
to promote trade and industry
to provide or assist in the provision of housing
to promote, establish and operate other schemes for the benefit of the community
to manage community land and associated assets for the benefit of the community