Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently
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 £109,700 £127,867 £93,538 £64,939 £45,971 £40,307
Total spending £102,788 £160,852 £71,825 £49,456 £40,068 £38,514
Surplus/deficit £6,912 -£32,985 £21,713 £15,483 £5,903 £1,793
Established: 64 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Where it operates
  • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
Who it helps
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (10)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 51-77
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 07/12/1960, number: SC007554
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/03/2009, number: SC356726
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

, EH1 2BE

Objectives

The advancement of education, the advancement of heritage and the advancement of environmental protection or improvement by encourageing the protection, preservation, study and appreciation of the following where these are of merit or historical interest and situated in Scotland:- (a) buildings and their assocated furnishings together with their settings. (b) gardens and designed landscapes. and (c) town layouts

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
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