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The Highlanders' Museum Limited

SC042160Registered charity from 10 March 2011
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Charity Information:
Address The Highlanders' Museum
Fort George
Ardersier
Inverness
Postcode IV2 7TD
Regulatory Type Standard
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
3.1.1 the advancement of the arts, heritage and culture by receiving, maintaining, restoring, conserving, caring for and displaying artefacts of the regimental collections of the Regiments, all of which are owned by the Queen's Own Highlanders Regimental Trust Regimental Museum; and 3.1.2 the advancement of education by the promotion and undertaking of educational activities relating to Highland military history
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The Museum is a visitor attraction that has been awarded 5 stars by Visit Scotland and is open all year round, except on 25/26 Dec and 1/2 Jan. On 22 Nov 2017 the Collection was recognised as being ‘Nationally Significant to Scotland’, an award administered by Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) on behalf of the Scottish Government. The Museum achieves a footfall of approximately 55,000 visitors each year and there a very active Facebook page with over 12,000 followers and a growing number of followers on its Instagram page. The Museum website has undergone significant modernisation to achieve greater ease of use and increased accessibility to those unable to visit in person. A virtual tour has been added to allow visitors to the website to see some of the Collection online. The website uses Google Translate, operational in multiple languages. The Museum is also a member of Trip Advisor and Google Business. The Museum has recently been awarded a Trip Advisor top 10% in the world.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 10 Mar 2011
Main Operating Location: Highland
Number of Staff: 7
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 £244,790 £325,962 22 Dec 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £270,642 £317,441 26 Jan 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £23,056 £9,509 14 Nov 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £220,782 £335,494 22 Dec 2025 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Companies House 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
Roderick Wood
Ernest Pope
Michael Edwards
Andrew Mackintosh
Carolyn Caddick
Dave Chapman
John Bailey
Morven Reid
Adam Fairrie
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