OSCR Scottish charity profile

Dunblane Museum

ActiveCharity number SC020895
Registered19 February 1992
Main locationStirling
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
SC020895
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
51-100 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
FK15 0AQ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The museum was set up to preserve for future generations, artefacts from the mediaeval cathedral and the local area. We welcome visitors from all over the world,. there are children's activities and disabled access. We add to our collection by donation, or Treasure Trove. We provide materials for academic or personal study, including family history research.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • 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

To operate and manage a museum within the buildings at The Cross, Dunblane and known as Dunblane Cathedral Museum. a) for the advancement of the education of the general public, without distinction of sex, race 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 the 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 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.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£42,163£37,819018 October 2025
31 March 2024£22,511£27,80104 October 2024
31 March 2023£17,269£23,768026 November 2023
31 March 2022£9,585£14,419026 September 2022
31 March 2021£169,022£186,219019 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
The Cross, Dunblane, Perthshire
Website supplied to OSCR
www.dunblanemuseum.org.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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