Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

    THURSO HERITAGE SOCIETY (SCIO) 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/12/21 31/12/22 31/12/23
    Total income £2,405 £880 £301
    Total spending £0 £406 £436
    Surplus/deficit £2,405 £474 -£135
    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
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Highland
    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?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 16/02/2021, number: SC050777
    • Notes: Thurso Heritage Society SC015758 has now wound up and transferred its assets to Thurso Heritage Society SCIO SC050777, which is a SCIO/ Charitable Company
    Filing Record
    1 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    , KW14 7HE

    Objectives

    4 The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 To preserve the character, history and traditions of Caithness in general and the district of Thurso in particular. 4.2 To promote and maintain promote and maintain public interest and participation in such matters. To liaise and co-operate with and assist all bodies with similar interests and pursuits and to affiliate to such national and local bodies where it would be in the interests of the Society to do so. 4.3 To provide members assistance and advise of facilities for research and education in cultural pursuits of the heritage of Caithness in general and the District of Thurso in particular. 4.4 To encourage the publication and dissemination of papers on the heritage of Caithness and the District of Thurso in particular and provide an opportunity and outlet for members to participate actively in such matters. 4.5 To encourage the publication and dissemination of papers on the heritage of Caithness and the District of Thurso in particular and provide an opportunity and outlet for members to participate actively in such matters.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
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