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Orkney Natural History Society Museum

SC021455Registered charity from 30 January 1969
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Notes:
This SCIO was incorporated on 20th May 2014 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC021455 Orkney Natural History Society, which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 30 January 1969.
Charity Information:
Address 52 Alfred Street
Stromness
Orkney
Postcode KW16 3DH
Website www.stromnessmuseum.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The advancement of education in local history; The advancement of the heritage and culture of Orkney, in particular of Stromness and the ethnographic, natural and maritime history of the islands. In furtherance of this we will establish and run a Museum in accordance with the Museum Association Code of Ethics 2015, as amended.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Run a museum for the benefit of the local community and visitors to the island. Showcasing the local Culture, Heritage, Natural and Maritime History of the Orkney Islands.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 20 May 2014
Previous Constitutional Form: Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
Previous Constitutional Form Date: 30 Jan 1969
Main Operating Location: Orkney Islands
Number of Staff: 8
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "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 Oct 2021 £219,144 £217,182 26 Jul 2022 Yes
31 Oct 2022 £211,094 £151,437 14 Apr 2023 Yes
31 Oct 2023 £118,648 £135,659 02 Feb 2024 Yes
31 Oct 2024 £151,132 £153,544 21 Feb 2025 Yes
31 Oct 2025 £133,425 £123,862 05 Feb 2026 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
Ian Johnstone
Hayley Green
Lynn Campbell
Anne Shorter
Alison Skene
John Bartkowiak
Nick Hewitt
Mark Summers
Anthonia Thomas
Jennifer Harland
Bradley Drummond
Ann Marwick
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