Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

    CAITHNESS HERITAGE TRUST 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/10/18 31/10/19 31/10/20 31/10/21 31/10/22 31/10/23
    Total income £9,284 £8,766 £10,220 £2,719 £5,731 £5,084
    Total spending £7,170 £3,993 £11,962 £3,350 £5,057 £8,938
    Surplus/deficit £2,114 £4,773 -£1,742 -£631 £674 -£3,854
    Established: 32 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    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
    Where it operates
    • Highland
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People

    Who supports them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 26/03/1992, number: SC019998
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    6B Patersons Lane, Thurso, Caithnes, KW14 7AH

    Objectives

    1) to acquire and preserve buildings, la1l.ds I 'b..istoric sites in Caithness (and where appropriate in adjacent parts of Northern Scotland) as the Trustees consider appropriate with a view to demonstrating the history, culture, flora, fauna, geology and way of life in the North of Scotland: 2. to acquire and preserve such fixtures,' fittings, furniture, textiles furnishings, implements, artefacts, books and papers related to the above buildings and such additional fittings, furniture, textiles, furnishings, implements, artefacts, books and papers as the Trustees consider would enhance said buildings:· 3. to acquire and preserve such other relics related to the Trust's purposes 4. to allow the public access to such buildings, lands and historic sites at all reasonable times: 5. generally to encourage and promote the study and preservation of the history, culture, flora, fauna, geology and way of life in Caithness and adjacent parts of Northern Scotland as the Trustees consider appropriate.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
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