OSCR Scottish charity profile

Caithness Heritage Trust

ActiveCharity number SC019998
Registered26 March 1992
Main locationHighland
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
SC019998
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
KW14 8XH

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Mary Ann's Cottage offers visitors a unique snapshot into the past. An opportunity to step back in time and discover 170 years of Caithness' crofting heritage. We offer guided tours throughout the summer months. Children visit for free.

Charitable purposes

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

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

1) to acquire and preserve buildings, la1l.ds I 'b..istoric sites in Caithness (and where appropriate in adjacent parts of Northern Scotland) as the Trustees consider appropriate with a view to demonstrating the history, culture, flora, fauna, geology and way of life in the North of Scotland: 2. to acquire and preserve such fixtures,' fittings, furniture, textiles furnishings, implements, artefacts, books and papers related to the above buildings and such additional fittings, furniture, textiles, furnishings, implements, artefacts, books and papers as the Trustees consider would enhance said buildings:· 3. to acquire and preserve such other relics related to the Trust's purposes 4. to allow the public access to such buildings, lands and historic sites at all reasonable times: 5. generally to encourage and promote the study and preservation of the history, culture, flora, fauna, geology and way of life in Caithness and adjacent parts of Northern Scotland as the Trustees consider appropriate.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 October 2025£5,593£5,145031 July 2026
31 October 2024£5,797£11,067031 July 2025
31 October 2023£5,084£8,938011 January 2024
31 October 2022£5,731£5,057020 December 2022
31 October 2021£2,719£3,35003 December 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
Windy Ha, Mey, Thurso, Caithness
Website supplied to OSCR
https://maryannscottage.org/
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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