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Fife Historic Buildings Trust

SC026043Registered charity from 06 March 1997
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address Kinghorn Town Hall
St Leonard`s Place
Kinghorn
Postcode KY3 9TL
Website www.fifehistoricbuildings.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
The object for which the Trust is established is to promote and encourage, either on its own or in conjunction with others, the maintenance and improvement of the amenity of the geographical area of Central Fife, and the protection and preservation of its landscape and architectural and historical heritage, by any means, and, in particular, by the acquisition of such lands and buildings of historical, architectural or constructional interest as the Board for the time being of the Trust may select for the purpose of restoration and sale or lease subject to such legal valid restrictions as will ensure the future preservation of such lands and buildings.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
• We manage projects to conserve historic buildings at risk, ensuring that they have a renewed practical purpose, long term caring owners and a viable future. • In our engagement and education programme, we share and foster best conservation practices and skills, as well as helping communities to appreciate their local heritage. • We have a small portfolio of historic properties, which we actively maintain as workspaces and holiday lets.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 06 Mar 1997
Main Operating Location: Fife
Number of Staff: 6
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science", "the advancement of environmental protection or improvement"
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 £473,970 £322,139 04 Oct 2021 Yes
31 Mar 2022 £409,279 £462,795 21 Dec 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £337,070 £342,383 01 Nov 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £357,688 £369,164 13 Dec 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £400,703 £367,306 08 Dec 2025 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
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
Brian Wood
James Leslie
James Birrell
Rosalind Taylor
Jonathan Bryant
Jim McLeish
Robin Evetts
Colin Miller
Lesley Backhouse
Naomi Wadsworth
Jennifer Eardley
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