01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC000441
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- KW1 5BA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Laidhay Croft Museum stands beside the main A9 road a mile north-east of Dunbeath. The croft museum comprises three main buildings. These include a small thatched barn, a more modern shed and an old farmhouse, this being a long linear structure built of whitewashed walls topped off with a thatched roof. This sort of farmhouse or longhouse was once common in this part of Caithness but today the one at Laidhay is a very rare survivor, probably built in the early 1800s. The purpose of the charity is to provide a physical historical record of rural crofting life in Caithness. This is done by maintaining the above mentioned buildings and allowing the general public access to them. This has various educational, community & recreational benefits.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It does none of these
Constitutional objectives
For the establishment, development and maintenance of a Museum illustrative of Country Life of past ages in the North of Scotland and in particular the County of Caithness.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 October 2025 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 25 October 2024 | £10,161 | £29,607 | 0 | 22 July 2025 |
| 25 October 2023 | £44,169 | £39,393 | 0 | 25 November 2023 |
| 25 October 2022 | £5,975 | £15,465 | 0 | 24 July 2023 |
| 25 October 2021 | £10,309 | £4,188 | 0 | 8 August 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
- The Argyle Suite The Pulteney Centre Wick KW1 5BA, Wick
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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