OSCR Scottish charity profile

Trustees Of The Isle Of Mull Museum

Known as Isle of Mull Museum

ActiveCharity number SC000223
Registered11 November 1980
Main locationArgyll And Bute
Legal formTrust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC000223
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
PA75 6NU

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The purposes of the Mull Museum shall be to collect, maintain, conserve and exhibit material evidence of people and the lived environment on the Isle of Mull and adjacent islands, or the mainland, if relevant to Mull and to use these for educational purposes. To this end the Trust operatesthe Mull Museum which is open to the public from April to October each year. However, throughout the year work is ongoing, collecting, curating and archiving. All are able to apply to access information year round.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The Trustees and their successors in office as aforesaid shall hold the Heritable Property, the Trust Fund and the Existing Collection IN TRUST: (a) to provide for the advancement of the education of the general public, without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions, by provision of the Museum comprising the Existing Collection together with such other objects, specimens or collections as may from time to time be acquired in accordance with the provisions of this Deed ('the Collection'), in respect of which there will be a strong presumption against the subsequent disposal of any specimen. (b) to provide for the protection of the specimens comprised in the Collection from deterioration, damage, loss, accidental destruction or unauthorised disposal. (c) to form, establish and support and to aid by way of donation or otherwise in the formation, establishment and support of any other charitable companies, institutions, associations, trusts or societies formed for objects similar to the objects set out above. (d) to regulate the use of Heritable Property (for the time being the Museum Building) for the enhancement of the social, moral and intellectual development or otherwise as may be found expedient for the inhabitants of Tobermory.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endTotal incomeDonationsCharitable activities incomeTrading incomeInvestment incomeOther incomeTotal expenditureRaising fundsCharitable activities spendingOther spendingStaffReturn received
30 December 2025£20,648£0£0£0£0£0£17,712£0£0£008 June 2026
30 December 2024£21,638£0£0£0£0£0£20,379£0£0£0023 July 2025
30 December 2023£22,432£0£0£0£0£0£34,054£0£0£0024 July 2024
30 December 2022£24,363£0£0£0£0£0£14,292£0£0£0029 June 2023
30 December 2021£30,445£0£0£0£0£0£15,208£0£0£001 September 2022

Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.

04 Contact record

Principal office or trustees address

Address supplied to OSCR
Columba Buildings, 20 Main Street, Tobermory, Isle of Mull
Website supplied to OSCR
www.mullmuseum.co.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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