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Golspie Heritage Society

SC030553Registered charity from 12 September 2000
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Charity Information:
Address 2 Seaforth Road
Golspie
Sutherland
Postcode KW10 6TJ
Website http://www.spanglefish.com/golspieheritagesociety/
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
2. The object of the Society is to advance the education of the public about the beauty, history and character of the parish of Golspie by stimulating public interest in and care for the beauty, history and character of the said Parish. Powers 3. (a) In furtherance thereof the Society shall seek: To preserve archaeological remains, buildings and structures of historical interest, arkfats and other object which reflect or are connected with the life and bistory of the area. To prepare reports and schedules of historic relics and to collect, collate and preserve pictorial and literary records, To encourage, support and carry out research into matters of historic and general interest in the area, and to publish the results in suitable form. To maintain liaison with educationalists and by means of meetings, lectures, exh&itions, publications and general publicity, to encourage students and others to take an interest in the aims of the Society. To make such repmentations to official bodies as may in the opinion of the Society be necessary to safe& its object and the public interest. To set up a museum and to acquire, by means of gift, purchase or loan, historical =lies and records for the purpose of exhibition, preservation and safe custody such museum to be administered in awxdance with and subject to the provisions contained in the Schedule hereto annexed. To undertake any projects of a charitable nature which will assist the foregoing object. To investigate and trace local family y histories.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The object of the Society is to advance the education of the public about the beauty, history and character of the parish of Golspie by stimulating public interest in and care for the beauty, history and character of the Parish. The Society store historical items which have been donated to them, some of which are always on display in the meeting room. Others are displayed at relevant times, such as the annual exhibition, which is normally held during Golspie Gala Week and the following week. Monthly meetings are held with guest speakers giving talks on history relevant to the area. These talks are popular and usually attended by 35-40 people. The Society’s premises are open on Tuesday mornings throughout the year for people to drop in and chat. They are encouraged to share memories of Golspie, some of which are recorded. Old photos are often looked through and names added, where some were unknown before. Many look forward to the Tuesday morning meetings, especially some older men
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association
Constitutional Form Date: 12 Sept 2000
Main Operating Location: Highland
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "Older People"
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 £5,902 £4,931 26 Sept 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £16,571 £15,660 25 Aug 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £3,999 £3,294 03 Aug 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £5,496 £11,198 24 Nov 2025 Yes
31 Mar 2026 £13,858 £6,374 13 May 2026 No 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 Sutherland
John Melville
Shirley Sutherland
Marion Sutherland
Thomas MacRae
Nancy Mackay
Patricia Till
Valerie Ross
Alison Redmond
Russell Jaffrey
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