Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Static board: -3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 10

STRATHNAVER MUSEUM

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Charitable activities				£2,013		£8,880
Donations & Legacies				£349,158		£1,476,096
Other Income
Investment Income				£63		£639
Total income	£48,699	£49,488	£96,396	£351,234	£342,542	£1,485,615
Charitable activities spending				£142,181		£690,744
Fundraising costs
Other spending				£802
Total spending	£52,439	£46,555	£75,198	£142,983	£422,919	£690,744
Surplus/deficit	-£3,740	£2,933	£21,198	£208,251	-£80,377	£794,871

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Established: 44 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

Where it operates

Highland

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Heritage Fund	£650,000
Wolfson Foundation	£75,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£30,000
Scottish Government	£5,405

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Strathnaver Museum
£1,998	22/10/2022	We would like to provide workshops in traditional skills to help combat loneliness and social isolation and improve mental wellbeing.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000	04/02/2022	Refurbishment of Strathnaver Museum as a heritage hub for north west Sutherland
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Strathnaver Museum
£75,000	09/12/2021	Refurbishment and interpretation
Scottish Government - Strathnaver Museum
£5,405	15/05/2020	Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Strathnaver Museum
£650,000	05/09/2019	Redevelopment of Strathnaver Museum as a heritage hub for north west Sutherland
Corra Foundation - HDG-19/474
£4,000	01/06/2019	Towards the reminiscence project for older people, including those with dementia.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Strathnaver Museum
£5,400	27/02/2017	Threading Donn

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How is it governed?

Directors (7)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 56-77

GUNN, Frances Elisabeth
Appointed: 2006
Occupation: Independent Financial Adviser

HUGHES, Sonya Charlotte
Appointed: 2015
Occupation: Nurse

MACKAY, Eileen Fleming
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Retired

MACKAY, Robert
Appointed: 2006
Occupation: Retired

MACKAY, Thomas Michael
Appointed: 2006
Occupation: Engineer

MCDONOGH, Colin Frederick
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Retired

PRITCHARD, Dorothy Louise
Appointed: 2006
Occupation: Teacher

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 29/02/1980, number: SC012016
Registered at Companies House on 28/02/2006, number: SC297877

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Clachan, Bettyhill, By Thurso, Caithness, KW14 7SS

Objectives

The company's objects are:- (a) for the advancement of the education of the general public, without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions, by provision of the Museum comprising the Existing Collection together with such other objects, specimens or collections as may from time to time be required in accordance with the provisions of this Deed('the Collection') in respect of which -there will be a strong presumption i : against the subsequent disposal of any specimen. (b) to provide for the protection of the specimens comprised in the Collection from deterioration, damage, loss, accidental destruction or unauthorised disposal.

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