Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 7

NORTHERN LIGHTHOUSE HERITAGE TRUST

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

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

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	30/09/17	30/09/18	30/09/19	30/09/20	30/09/21	30/09/22	30/09/23
Total income	£15,689	£15,911	£15,420	£14,955	£11,972	£14,898	£17,872
Total spending	£13,923	£15,701	£29,969	£80,323	£281	£12,427	£29,161
Surplus/deficit	£1,766	£210	-£14,549	-£65,368	£11,691	£2,471	-£11,289

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Established: 15 years

http://www.nlb.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 the arts, heritage, culture or science

Where it operates

Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

Who it helps

Other defined groups
Other charities or voluntary bodies

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (10)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 49-72

ARCHIBALD, Brian, Commodore
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Commissioner

BEVERIDGE, Alastair Sutherland Thomson
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: None

BULLOCK, Michael Peter
Appointed: 2014
Occupation: Chief Executive Of The Northern Lighthouse Board

DI ROLLO, Alison
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: None

DONALDSON, Trish
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Data Protection Officer

HIGGITT, Rebekah Frances
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: None

LOBBAN, Bill
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Convener Of The Highland Council

RAE, Mairi Elizabeth
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Director Of Business Services

RATHBONE, Sean, Captain
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Ship'S Master

SHAW, Hugh
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Marine Consultant

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 25/09/2009, number: SC040872
Registered at Companies House on 18/09/2009, number: SC365775

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

84 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3DA

Objectives

The Company shall be established for charitable purposes (as defined in section 106 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 or any subsequent re-enactment thereon) only. declaring without prejudice to the foregoing generality that the Company may apply the assets exclusively for the following charitable purposes, namely: (a) the advancement of the arts, heritage and culture. and (b) the advancement of education. all through (one) the preservation, restoration conservation and/or display, for the public benefit, heritage and other items (including without limitation land, buildings , machinery, equipment, furniture, ornaments, books, memorabilia and other artefacts) of historical, social , architectural or engineering value in connection with lighthouses and other marine aids to navigation in Scotland and the Isle of Man and with the foundation and history of the Northern Lighthouse Board and those persons associated with the Northern Lighthouse Board and connected purposes (hereinafter referred to as 'Lighthouse Heritage') and (two) the advancement of the education of the public in the history and development of Lighthouse Heritage.

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