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Tain & District Museum & Clan Ross Centre

SC017848Registered charity from 18 February 1991
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address Tain Through Time
Tower Street
Tain
Ross-shire
Postcode IV19 1HE
Website www.tainmuseum.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The purposes of the Trust are (a) to provide for the advancement of the education of the general public without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions by the provision of a museum to be known as the Tain & District Museum and Clan Ross Centre, presently situated in the grounds of St Duthus Church, off Castle Brae, Tain (lithe Museum") and to maintain, manage and administer the same (b) to exhibit therein the various items referred to in the said Schedule annexed and subscribed as relative hereto and such further items as the Trustees may from time to time think fit, and to preserve them as a collection in respect of which there will be a strong presumption against the subsequent disposal of any item (lithe Collection")and provide for their protection from deterioration, damage, loss, accidental destruction or unauthorised disposal and (c) to carry out any other charitable activities or charitable operations which the Trustees consider necessary or desirable in connection with, or ancillary to, the aforesaid purposes.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Tain & District Museum and Clan Ross Centre exists to preserve, interpret, and make accessible the history, heritage, and collections of Tain, Easter Ross, and Clan Ross for public benefit. The Museum cares for and displays artefacts, archives, and artworks relating to the local area and its people, and works to promote understanding of their historical and cultural significance. The charity delivers its aims through permanent and temporary exhibitions, guided tours, talks, school engagement, and outreach activity within the community and further afield. It also supports research, works in partnership with local organisations and volunteers, and maintains its collections in accordance with professional museum standards. Through these activities, the Museum seeks to provide an accessible, educational, and engaging experience for visitors and to safeguard local heritage for future generations.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
Constitutional Form Date: 18 Feb 1991
Main Operating Location: Highland
Number of Staff: 3
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 2022 £46,728 £38,900 20 Dec 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £19,517 £34,284 21 Dec 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £32,937 £42,507 21 Nov 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £30,747 £33,402 22 Dec 2025 Yes Download
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:
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