Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Overall weighted support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

    THE ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS MUSEUM TRUST

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

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

    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 31/08/17 31/08/18 31/08/19 31/08/20 31/08/21 31/08/22 31/08/23
    Charitable activities £140,484
    Donations & Legacies £796,318 £815,278 £1,273,501 £962,532 £158,517
    Other Income £25,046 £95,375
    Investment Income £630 £525 £2,575
    Total income £337,055 £947,932 £825,869 £1,291,437 £962,532 £302,974 £254,355
    Charitable activities spending £425,876 £922,509 £1,783,871 £1,035,746 £285,183 £211,481
    Fundraising costs 1%
    Other spending
    Total spending £267,097 £425,876 £922,509 £1,783,871 £1,035,746 £289,165 £211,481
    Surplus/deficit £69,958 £522,056 -£96,640 -£492,434 -£73,214 £13,809 £42,874
    Established: 14 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
    • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
    • 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
    • The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • One or a few bases or facilities serving people who come from a broad area, main operating location: Stirling
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
    • Other charities or voluntary bodies

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Scottish Government - The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum
    £21,490 08/04/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    The Grocers' Charity - 2020 The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum Trust
    £4,645 11/12/2019
    Conservation of historic objects and paintings
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum Trust
    £1,418,600 13/09/2016
    The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum Redevelopment Project

    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 11/02/2011, number: SC042084
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR18: 124 days late,
    Main office

    The Castle, Esplanade, Stirling, FK8 1EH

    Objectives

    The Trustees shall hold the Trust Fund and the Existing Collection IN TRUST 3.1 for the advancement of the education of the general public by provision of the Regimental Museum comprising the Existing Collection together with such other objects, or collections as may from time to time be acquired in accordance with the provisions of this Deed ('the Regimental Collection'). 3.2 To donate reasonable subscriptions to the funds of any institutions, bodies, or other associations whose functions include making provision for the health, welfare, sporting activities, education, employment in civilian life and other like purposes of members or ex-members and the families of members or ex-members of the antecedent regiment of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders which was in existence prior to its amalgamation within the Royal Regiment of Scotland and now defined as The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, or any other battalion, regiment or unit of Her Majesty's Forces and Army Cadet Force, including any regular, territorial or reserve army, auxiliary or affiliated unit thereof which appears to the Trustees to be in whole or in part substantially a successor of the antecedent regiment of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, should such a successor appear to the Trustees to have been created, or any related charitable companies, institutions, associations, trusts or societies formed for objects similar to the objects set out hereto, including any regimental museum, museum trust or association for the benefit of the public at large. 3.3 for any purpose or purposes which appear to the Trustees, in their absolute discretion, directed to the improvement, efficiency, or benefit of the Regimental Museum.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving

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