Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 1

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -1

INVERNESS LOCAL HISTORY FORUM

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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	£3,101	£3,467	£12,515	£3,988	£2,971	£3,505
Total spending	£3,459	£3,106	£6,855	£6,699	£1,966	£4,577
Surplus/deficit	-£358	£361	£5,660	-£2,711	£1,005	-£1,072

Established: 28 years

http://www.invernesshistory.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 promotion of religious or racial harmony

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Highland

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Who it helps

Children or young people
Older People
No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who supports 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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Inverness Local History Forum
£9,000	31/07/2019	The Northern Barrage in the Highlands

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 22/05/1996, number: SC025287

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

, IV1 1LS

Objectives

To promote the advancement of education by the study of local history in the Burgh of Inverness and the surrounding district.

Data Sources

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