Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 0

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Volatile income -1
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -2

COLONSAY AND ORONSAY HERITAGE TRUST

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Total income	£5,769	£7,460	£4	£15,727	£4,773	£4,241
Total spending	£3,528	£7,441	£3	£5,023	£3,438	£4,061
Surplus/deficit	£2,241	£19	£1	£10,704	£1,335	£180

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Established: 31 years

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of citizenship or community development
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes

Where it operates

Argyll And Bute

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Colonsay and Oransay Heritage Trust New Centre Feasibility Project
£10,000	10/04/2012 12	The trust will undertake a feasibility study to investigate the building of a new community led visitor centre on the island of Colonsay. The aim of the project is to provide the community with a ....more The trust will undertake a feasibility study to investigate the building of a new community led visitor centre on the island of Colonsay. The aim of the project is to provide the community with a multi use facility which will act as an information and heritage centre. The centre will also create opportunities for learning and employment within the local community. The grant will be used to fund a feasibilty study.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (10)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 60-78

BENTLEY, Richard
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Self Employed

BINNIE, David Stewart
Appointed: 2010
Occupation: Medical Practicioner

CLARK, Diane Hester
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Retired

HOBHOUSE, David Paul
Appointed: 2014
Occupation: Farmer

JOLL, Katherine Mary
Appointed: 2014
Occupation: Office Manager

MACNEILL, Carol
Appointed: 1999
Occupation: Teacher

MACNEILL, Donald Malcolm
Appointed: 2015
Occupation: Crofter

MARSHALL, Esme Helen
Appointed: 2014
Occupation: Retired

NISBET, Sheena Frances Mary
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Retired

RUTHERFORD, Keith John Desmond
Appointed: 2003
Occupation: Sub Postmaster

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 04/06/1993, number: SC021607
Registered at Companies House on 04/06/1993, number: SC144749

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR21: 17 days late, AR20: 42 days late,

Main office

Kiloran Farmhouse, Isle of Colonsay, Argyll, PA61 7YT

Objectives

The objects for which the Trust is established are: 3.1 To advance and promote the education of the general public, and in particular the inhabitants of the islands of Colonsay and Oronsay in Argyll, without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating voluntary organisations, local authorities and other bodies of whatever status together with the inhabitants in a common effort to establish a Museum, to be called Colonsay And Oronsay Heritage Museum, which the Trust intends to achieve by means of:- a) bringing together, holding, adequately housing, conserving and documenting a Collection of specimens being of historical, artistic or scientific importance and in respect of which there will be a strong presumption against the subsequent disposal of any item. b) stimulating interest in the Museum as a focal point of education and recreation and of historic, artistic or scientific interest, thereby improving the amenities available to the community and the general public. c) displaying and publicising the Collection for the public benefit. permitting access to research workers and school children, always providing that the safety and security of the Collection, are not thereby endangered. permitting with similar safeguards the loan of any Specimen for exhibition or research. d) promoting and assisting in the collating and recording of historical, ethnological, archaeological, biological, geological or other related information appropriate to the purpose of the Museum as set out above. e) adopting, and reviewing at least every five years, a written Collecting Policy which shall define the types of Specimens which the Trust wishes to include in the Collection and the geographical area from which such Specimens may be drawn. f) maintaining an accurate and current Register of all Specimens acquired for, or removed from, the Collection.