Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 2

Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -6

ARCHAEOLOGY FOR COMMUNITIES IN THE HIGHLANDS (ARCH) SCIO

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Spending is declining
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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	£35,759	£68,044	£65,539	£33,812	£32,871	£20,288
Total spending	£33,377	£65,548	£63,910	£23,478	£46,966	£23,578
Surplus/deficit	£2,382	£2,496	£1,629	£10,334	-£14,095	-£3,290

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Established: 15 years

www.archhighland.org.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

Where it operates

More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands
£9,200	29/05/2019 12	Highland Finds; Incorporating Highland Archaeological Finds on the Highland Historic Environment Record
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH)
£16,000	28/08/2017	Experimental Archaeology: Learning about technologies in the past
Foundation Scotland - Telford's Highland Heritage
£10,000	28/08/2013 13	To provide activities for participants to study their local heritage, focusing on Thomas Telford and his impact.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 62-79

BANGOR-JONES, Malcolm
Appointed: 2013
Occupation: Civil Servant

CAMERON, Alasdair
Appointed: 2010
Occupation: Farmer

KRUSE, Susan Elizabeth, Dr
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Retired

LUNDBERG, Erik
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Architect

RAMSAY, Jock, Dr
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Retired

SAMSIN, Carolyn
Appointed: 2013
Occupation: Teacher

SPENCER-JONES, Roland
Appointed: 2014
Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 30/06/2009, number: SC040624
Registered at Companies House on 06/01/2009, number: SC353054

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Goods Shed, The Old Station, Strathpeffer, Ross-Shire, Scotland, IV14 9DH

Objectives

The organisation’s purposes are: (i) The advancement of education by arranging and supporting projects and events, formal and informal, which will enable communities in the Highlands, and others, to learn about, and the skills to engage with, the heritage and archaeology of the Highlands. the advancement of citizenship or community development by working with Highland communities to enhance their sense of place, their community cohesion, and their understanding of history and heritage. (ii) The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture, or science in the Highlands by a. Supporting communities in the Highlands to be curious about, engage with, and undertake further research in, their local heritage and archaeology. b. recording the past, with all relevant media including digital media, photographs, drawings, plans or memories, to be made widely available on websites, Historic Environment Records, and local archives, and other media. c. undertaking relevant heritage and archaeological projects which add to the public record of our heritage, and…… d. promoting awareness and understanding of the Highland’s heritage by arranging discussion sessions, exploratory walks, producing publications, and participating in public events.

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