Charity Details

Dornoch Heritage Society

SC008747Registered charity from 19 March 1984

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Notes:

Previous legal name Dornoch Heritage SCIO from 22 November 2011 to 25 June 2025. The SCIO was incorporated on 22 November 2011 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC008747 Dornoch Heritage Society, which was trust registered as a charity since 19 March 1984.

Charity Information:

The Name the Charity is Known By Historylinks Museum

Address Historylinks Museum
The Meadows
Dornoch
Sutherland

Postcode IV25 3SF

Website https://www.historylinks.org.uk

Regulatory Type Standard

Object:

4. The organisation is formed to benefit the community of Dornoch as defined by the Royal Mail, all postcodes within the IV25 postcode sector. 5. The organisation’s main purposes are: 5.1. The advancement of education relating to the history of Dornoch (and adjoining areas of the Highlands if relevant); 5.2. The advancement of heritage and culture relating to Dornoch (and adjoining areas of the Highlands if relevant); 5.3. The maintenance of a museum in Dornoch to make the above heritage accessible for all to enjoy. 5.4. To promote community engagement and to encourage heritage research within the community.

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

Historylinks is an independent museum with the mission 'To Keep the Dornoch Story Alive'. We research and exhibit many aspects of the history and culture of Dornoch; geological, archaeological and social. We offer a wide range of heritage activities, talks and tours for the local community and for visitors to Dornoch with a view to making the enjoyment and learning from heritage accessible to all. We have developed an on line archive which is well used by students, academics and the wider public from many parts of the world.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Constitutional Form Date: 22 Nov 2011

Previous Constitutional Form: Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Previous Constitutional Form Date: 19 Mar 1984

Main Operating Location: Highland

Number of Staff: 5

Number of Volunteers: 1-50

Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"

Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "Older People", "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community", "Other charities or voluntary bodies"

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 2022	£69,756	£69,694	12 Sept 2022	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£61,969	£56,794	06 Jul 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£470,105	£56,256	09 Dec 2024	Yes
31 Mar 2025	£270,851	£463,594	22 Oct 2025	Yes	Visit Charity's Website
31 Mar 2026			No	Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2026
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
Richard	Hickson
Tessa	Palmer
Jim	MacPherson
Alison	Davies
Fiona	Hampton
Fiona	McKinlay
David	Bell
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