Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

MONTROSE HERITAGE TRUST

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 30/06/17 30/06/18 30/06/19 30/06/20 30/06/21 30/06/22 30/06/23
Total income £520 £2 £2,106 £2,852 £1,251 £0 £0
Total spending £718 £6,178 £782 £506 £319 £341 £177
Surplus/deficit -£198 -£6,176 £1,324 £2,346 £932 -£341 -£177
Established: 25 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 the arts, heritage, culture or science
Where it operates
  • Angus
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 (6)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 57-81
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 29/06/1999, number: SC029121
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/06/1999, number: SC197634
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Seaview, Rosemount, Hillside, MONTROSE, DD10 9JS

Objectives

(a) to preserve for the benefit of the inhabitants of Montrose and its environs as well as the Nation at large, all heritable subjects of historical or architectural merit, normally listed properties and (b) for the advancement of the education of the general public (without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions) to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation of the general public.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator

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