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Kelso Heritage Society

SC047690Registered charity from 31 August 2017
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address 3 Douglas Crescent
Kelso
Scottish Borders
Postcode TD5 8BB
Website No Link Provided
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 to promote awareness of local heritage; 4.2 to seek ways to re-establish a museum or heritage facility in Kelso; 4.3 to forge links with the local schools, community groups and youth organisations to promote education of local heritage; 4.4 to liaise and co-operate with local, regional or national agencies to promote local heritage appreciation in Kelso.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Kelso Heritage Society holds seven public talks per annum on local and national history relevant to Kelso. It produces publications and literature that raise awareness of local history and heritage. Develop new projects that enhance Kelso and district's historical, environmental and cultural heritage by holding exhibitions and is currently participating in civic plans for marking the 900th anniversary of the founding of Kelso Abbey. Support is also being given to the establishment of the Russell Cawthorn collection of books on the First World War at the town's library. We hold a long term lease from Scottish Borders Council on land that has now been restored as Kelso Community Orchard with different varieties of apple and pear trees.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 31 Aug 2017
Main Operating Location: Scottish Borders
Number of Staff: 0
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
30 Sept 2021 £4,300 £3,990 24 Nov 2021 Yes
30 Sept 2022 £9,980 £8,823 03 Dec 2022 Yes
30 Sept 2023 £5,784 £3,921 17 Jan 2024 Yes
30 Sept 2024 £4,337 £3,744 02 Feb 2025 Yes
30 Sept 2025 £4,451 £2,023 06 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
Matthew Boulton
Ian Aitchison
John Dellow
Henry Tomczyk
Susan Turnbull
Naomi Hare
David Welsh
Ian Henderson
Sarah-Jane Laing
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