01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC025192
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 6
- Postcode
- HS3 3JA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Northton Heritage Trust operates the Hebrides People Visitor Centre, preserving and sharing the genealogical resources of Co Leis Thu? (Who Do You Belong To?) that focus on the Outer Hebrides. The Visitor Centre offers engaging exhibitions and a bookshop. We run grant-funded projects that promote education and heritage, such as creating free St Kilda learning materials, and educational materials. Through these activities, we support the community, celebrate local history, and provide valuable resources for visitors and researchers alike.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the society shall be to carry on business for the benefit of the community at large, through furthering, within the Island of Harris (which comprises the Community Council areas of North Harris, South Harris and Scalpay) (“the Community”), the following charitable purposes: 2.1 The advancement of community development (including rural regeneration. 2.2 To advance the education of the public. 2.3 To advance the appreciation of the local history of the Western Isles of Scotland particularly through the medium of genealogy. 2.4 To preserve and maintain for public availability the genealogical research material and resources gathered by the subscribers. 2.5 To further develop the genealogical and historical centre in Northton, Isle of Harris But only to the extent that the above purposes are consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £249,267 | £261,537 | 6 | 19 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £260,669 | £240,437 | 6 | 20 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £252,782 | £210,819 | 6 | 22 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £336,201 | £112,913 | 6 | 1 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £72,605 | £56,725 | 6 | 23 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
- Seallam Visitor Centre, Northton, Isle of Harris
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.hebridespeople.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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