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Thurso Heritage Society (SCIO)

SC050777Registered charity from 16 February 2021
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Notes:
Thurso Heritage Society SC015758 has now wound up and transferred its assets to Thurso Heritage Society SCIO SC050777, which is a SCIO/ Charitable Company
Charity Information:
Address 8 Primrose Avenue
Thurso
Caithness
Postcode KW14 7QX
Website http://www.thursointeractive.co.uk/default.aspx
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
4 The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 To preserve the character, history and traditions of Caithness in general and the district of Thurso in particular. 4.2 To promote and maintain promote and maintain public interest and participation in such matters. To liaise and co-operate with and assist all bodies with similar interests and pursuits and to affiliate to such national and local bodies where it would be in the interests of the Society to do so. 4.3 To provide members assistance and advise of facilities for research and education in cultural pursuits of the heritage of Caithness in general and the District of Thurso in particular. 4.4 To encourage the publication and dissemination of papers on the heritage of Caithness and the District of Thurso in particular and provide an opportunity and outlet for members to participate actively in such matters. 4.5 To encourage the publication and dissemination of papers on the heritage of Caithness and the District of Thurso in particular and provide an opportunity and outlet for members to participate actively in such matters.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Preserve and Promote the rich History & Heritage of the most northerly town on the British mainland. By managing a host of videos and photographs on our Interactive Website. By managing our Facebook page (over 5,000 followers). By preserving parts of Thurso that has an historical interest. By recording and videoing some notable characters from Thurso.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 16 Feb 2021
Main Operating Location: Highland
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
31 Dec 2021 £2,405 £0 01 Feb 2022 Yes
31 Dec 2022 £880 £406 05 Jun 2023 Yes
31 Dec 2023 £301 £436 25 Feb 2024 Yes
31 Dec 2024 £948 £702 04 Feb 2025 Yes
31 Dec 2025 £1,255 £384 02 Mar 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
Doris Swanson
Alan Coghill
Laurence Campbell
Kevin Sabiston
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