01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC008403
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- IV2 4AA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity was set up to promote and encourage the maintenance, improvement and preservation of the landscape and built heritage of the Highlands and Islands. The charity has in the past purchased buildings in order to restore, renovate or repair the buildings for onward sale. A change in funding means that the charity has now been more involved with advising other organisations and the preparation of feasibility studies.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects for which the Trust is established are, for the benefit of the public, the advancement of environmental protection or improvement by, either on its own or in partnership with others: (i) the promotion and encouragement of the maintenance, improvement and preservation of the landscape and built heritage of the Highlands and Islands, in particular, by the acquisition and/or management of historic buildings and monuments. (ii) the adaptation, repair and reuse of the built heritage of the Highlands and Islands. and (iii) the management and promotion promote and preserve landscape, environment and culture.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £68,086 | £64,887 | 0 | 17 March 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £2,500 | £3,299 | 0 | 28 April 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £1,490 | £3,137 | 0 | 4 September 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | £1,450 | £632 | 0 | 29 November 2022 |
| 30 June 2021 | £0 | £655 | 0 | 15 October 2021 |
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
- Redwood, 19 Culduthel Road, Inverness
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.highlandhbt.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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