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Dunbeath Preservation Trust

SC003175Registered charity from 01 January 1902
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Notes:
This SCIO was incorporated on 30 March 2015, as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Dunbeath Preservation Trust SC003175, which was a Trust registered as a charity since 01 Jan 1992.
Charity Information:
Address Dunbeath Heritage Centre
Old School
Dunbeath
Caithness
Highland
Postcode KW6 6ED
Website www.dunbeath-heritage.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
(one) To preserve, enhance or develop for the benefit of the inhabitants of Dunbeath and its general locality as well as the Nation at large, whatever of its archaeological, historical, constructional and natural heritage as may exist in the Dunbeath area and its wider locality generally, to encourage and promote the study, preservation, enhancement and development of the archaeology, history, culture, flora, fauna geology and way of life in Dunbeath and adjacent parts of Northern Scotland as the Trustees consider appropriate. (two) For the enhancement of the education of the general public without distinction of sex, or of political, religious or other opinions by provision of Heritage Services comprising of Dunbeath Heritage Centre, the Existing Collection consisting of buildings, sites, land, property, objects, specimens, collections and archives as may from time to time be acquired in accordance with the provisions of this Deed and hereafter called The Collection in respect of which there will be a strong presumption against the subsequent disposal of any item.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
We provide a heritage service to the local community, as well as to the tourism industry through several streams. The Old School/Heritage Museum, Accredited since 2001, exhibits our Collection (local records, Estate, Genealogy & archaeology) for the local community & tourism industry. We provide a secure Archive Repository for the local community to donate material, mount exhibitions of local interest and engage with the local schools/education bodies. Our services also include Genealogy (holding a good number of local family tree information), Archaeology (Caithness-wide artefacts on display) as well as having a focus on Neil M Gunn (well-known Dunbeath novelist). We provide a Research Facility, with our own collection of material, experienced staff & access to a wider academic base when required. Visitors can explore the area's rich historical, archaeological & literary landscape within the museum and are encouraged to explore the wider landscape.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 30 Mar 2015
Previous Constitutional Form: Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
Previous Constitutional Form Date: 01 Jan 1992
Main Operating Location: Highland
Number of Staff: 2
Number of Charity Trustees: 7
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2021 £116,006 £27,952 14 Dec 2021 Yes
31 Mar 2022 £71,927 £46,208 20 Dec 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £47,126 £82,228 19 Dec 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £64,448 £53,465 17 Dec 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £50,790 £49,213 17 Dec 2025 Yes Download
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Victor Donald Cormack
Claire Louise Whyte Mackenzie
Donald Sutherland
Barbara Gray
Mark Elder
William Grant MacDonald
Anne French Macbeath
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