Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 16

KILMARTIN MUSEUM COMPANY LTD

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Established: 30 years

www.kilmartin.org

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/12/17	31/12/18	31/12/19	31/12/20	31/12/21	31/12/22
Charitable activities		£58,768	£130,058	£367,121		£2,574,254
Donations & Legacies		£227,854	£133,462	£397,732
Other Income				£64,271		£124,296
Investment Income		£30,560	£4,594	£4,883		£26,469
Total income	£722,478	£321,092	£553,847	£892,024	£2,385,448	£2,918,900
Charitable activities spending		£222,577	£268,356	£221,446		£617,317
Fundraising costs		12%	47%	14%	0%	0%
Other spending
Total spending	£339,673	£256,304	£525,578	£335,769	£448,238	£619,404
Surplus/deficit	£382,805	£64,788	£28,269	£556,255	£1,937,210	£2,299,496

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Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Argyll And Bute

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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£100,000
Foundation Scotland	£50,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£30,000
CAF	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Parking
£50,000	22/11/2021	Towards the costs of groundworks to provide sustainable parking for up to 38 cars together with electric vehicle charging points and bicycle facilities in Kilmartin Village, Argyll.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£100,000	07/05/2021	Kilmartin Museum Redevelopment Project
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Kilmartin Museum Redevelopment: Gaelic Voices
£4,000	10/02/2021	A' lìbhrigeadh prògram a bhios a' cur ri eadar-mhìneachadh Gàidhlig den taigh-tasgaidh / Delivering a programme that will support Gaelic interpretation in the museum
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Kilmartin Museum Company Ltd
£30,000	28/08/2020	COVID19 Kilmartin Museum Company Ltd
CAF - Grant to Kilmartin Museum Company LTD
£10,000	17/06/2020 3	Grant to Kilmartin Museum Company LTD to support the organisation through COVID19
Robertson Trust - The capital costs of the Learning Centre at Kilmartin Museum
£90,000	11/09/2018	The capital costs of the Learning Centre at Kilmartin Museum
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Kilmartin Museum Company Ltd
£150,000	04/12/2017	Redevelopment
Robertson Trust - the Education & Outreach Project
£30,000	31/01/2016	the Education & Outreach Project
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Kilmartin Museum Company Ltd
£3,905,300	21/07/2015	Kilmartin Museum Redevelopment

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How is it governed?

Directors (8)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 54-81

BROWN, Jan Vanessa
Appointed: 2015
Occupation: Retired

FERGUSON, Nicholas
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Businessman

HEYWORTH, Michael Paul
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Archaeologist

MACLEOD, Grace Margaret
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Retired

PATON, David James
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Architect

SAUNDERS, Iain Ogilvy Swain
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Retired

SELF, William George Torquil
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Rural Development Consultant

WEBB, Sharon Helen, Dr
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Curator

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 14/06/1994, number: SC022744
Registered at Companies House on 31/03/2015, number: SC502086

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR19: 45 days late,

Main office

Kilmartin Museum, Kilmartin, Lochgilphead, Argyll, PA31 8RQ

Objectives

4 The company has been formed for the following objects: 4.1 to advance and promote education of the general public through the provision, maintenance and development of a museum related to the archaeological and natural heritage of Kilmartin Glen, Argyll and the surrounding area. and 4.2 to advance heritage and culture through: 4.2.1 the preservation of the archaeological and natural heritage of Kilmartin Glen, Argyll, and the surrounding area. and 4.2.2 the care, curation and development of Kilmartin Museum's collection of archaeological artefacts in accordance with approved policies relating to collections development.

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