01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC024422
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 4
- Postcode
- IV20 1YA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To advance and promote the education of the general public and to encourage interest in and advance knowledge of Scotland's past byestablishing by running in the Highlands of Scotland a centre for the collection, documentation, exhibition and interpretation of artefacts, objectsand specimens and generally any articles and information and evidence concerning the history of Scotland by the promotion of Archaeologicalexcavation and interpretation.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To advance and promote the education of the general public and to encourage interest in and advance knowledge of Scotland's past by establishing and running in the Highlands of Scotland a centre for the collection, documentation, exhibition and interpretation of artefacts, objects and specimens and generally any articles and information and evidence concerning the history of Scotland by the promotion of Archaeological excavation and interpretation.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £69,085 | £97,509 | 4 | 7 May 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £119,000 | £106,000 | 4 | 30 June 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £53,457 | £55,375 | 4 | 5 August 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £27,182 | £37,149 | 4 | 17 May 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £30,087 | £33,692 | 4 | 28 September 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
- Tarbat Discovery Centre, Tarbatness Rd., Portmahomack, Tain
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.tarbat-discovery.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
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