Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 4

KINLOCH HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	04/04/18	04/04/19	04/04/20	04/04/21	04/04/22	04/04/23
Total income	£84,818	£1,181,294	£202,741	£198,982	£105,295	£111,946
Total spending	£97,060	£68,935	£197,725	£116,680	£158,304	£198,075
Surplus/deficit	-£12,242	£1,112,359	£5,016	£82,302	-£53,009	-£86,129

Established: 40 years

www.kinlochhistoricalsociety.co.uk

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 provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended

Where it operates

Western Isles

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Gaelic Activities Officer
£27,500	15/02/2023	The Officer will take the lead as we seek to embed and develop the use of Gaelic across all our activities. To date we have done bilingual signage and recently undertook a project to put bilingual ....more The Officer will take the lead as we seek to embed and develop the use of Gaelic across all our activities. To date we have done bilingual signage and recently undertook a project to put bilingual interpretation into the museum rooms. This post will enable the Society to promote further the use of the Gaidhlig language, encourage people who are interested in the language, whatever their age. We have recently hosted a number of school visits but the lack of reading and writing skills has not allowed us to be as involved as we would like. In discussion with teachers, we have identified the need to provide more Gaelic interpretation. Presently we provide a wide range of pamphlets and books that relate to the heritage and culture of Kinloch but at present these are all in English. Similarly, we have had individual and groups within Kinloch who have expressed an interest in conversational Gaelic or reminiscence. This fits neatly with the ethos of the Society to gather folklore, proverbs or stories told in the native tongue by people from the area. It is interesting to note that Gaelic was not allowed as the language of the classroom in Balallan School until the early 1990’s and locals who have gone through their primary education in the building instinctively revert to English when they come into the school. Because of our location, midway between Tarbert and Stornoway on the main inter island tourist route, we get many visitors, both individual and tour groups, and this post will give us the opportunity to highlight the importance of the Gaelic language to a wide range of people from Scotland and beyond.
Scottish Government - Kinloch Historical Society
£16,826	07/04/2020	Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Kinloch Historical Society
£10,000	25/03/2019	How WW1 has shaped the community of Kinloch
Robertson Trust - Community Hub Development Officer
£51,000	11/09/2018	Community Hub Development Officer
National Lottery Community Fund - Kinloch Historical Society will redevelop the old school building
£394,500	21/06/2017 36	This group will redevelop a former primary school building in Balallan into a community hub. The site is currently owned and used by the organisation to deliver a number of activities and services. ....more This group will redevelop a former primary school building in Balallan into a community hub. The site is currently owned and used by the organisation to deliver a number of activities and services. The project will refurbish and redevelop the school building to better accommodate a café, laundrette, museum space, office and workshop space and a new charity shop and recycling facility.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 14/05/1984, number: SC006858

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

11 Keose Glebe, Isle of Lewis, HS2 9PJ

Objectives

4.1 The advancement of citizenship and community development and in particular the regeneration and improvement of the physical, social and economic infrastructure of the area, including assisting people who are disadvantaged because of social and economic circumstances. 4.2 The advancement of the heritage, language, culture, arts, through the provision of a exhibitions, events, facilities and other services relating to the historical importance of the area. and the creation of a dedicated Museum and Archive. 4.2.1 to bring together, hold, adequately house, conserve and document 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. 4.2.2 to adopt a written Collecting Policy and review it at least every five years, which policy shall define the types of Specimens which the Society wishes to include in the Collection and the geographical area from which such Specimens may be drawn. 4.2.3 to maintain an accurate and current Register of all Specimens acquired for, or removed from the Collection 4.3 The advancement of education providing a better understanding of the built and natural environment, culture, heritage and history of the Isle of Lewis and the development of individual skills, capabilities and understanding to improve the lives of the inhabitants of the area and the public in general. 4.4 The provision of recreational and social facilities and activities to improve the lives of the inhabitants of the area and the public in general through the provision of a community hub and museum, and services and provision arising from the development of the facilities in the area and in particular at or around the community hub..

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