OSCR Scottish charity profile

Highland Family History Society

ActiveCharity number SC015987
Registered22 March 1983
Main locationHighland
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC015987
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
IV3 5SS

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The objects of the Society, which is non-profit-making, will be to promote the study of Family History, Genealogy, and related subjects, in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland

Charitable purposes

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

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The objects of the Society, which is non-profit-making, will be to promote the study of Family History, Genealogy, and related subjects, in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The Society may arrange membership with any organisation having similar interests.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 August 2025£4,811£2,704027 April 2026
31 August 2024£4,733£2,422029 April 2025
31 August 2023£5,199£2,28305 May 2024
31 August 2022£6,396£7,740030 April 2023
31 August 2021£4,792£4,083025 November 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
c/o Highland Archive Centre, Bught Road, Inverness
Website supplied to OSCR
www.highlandfhs.org
Parent charity
Scottish Association of Family History Societies · SC029006

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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