01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC027408
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- KW3 6AH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To preserve for the benefit of the inhabitants of Caithness and the nation at large, the Old Store Buildings at Lybster Harbour and to provide within these buildings, an interpretative centre or exhibition describing the history of fishing and of the fishing community in Lybster, provide workshop accommodation for boat building and crafts, a communal area for meetings and social events and such other activities as the Trustees may consider appropriate.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(One) To preserve for the benefit of the inhabitants of Caithness and its environs as well as the Nation at large, the heritable subjects with the fittings and fixtures therein and thereon known as the Old Store Buildings (formerly known as the Bothy and Fish Kiln) at Lybster Harbour, Lybster, aforesaid (hereinafter referred to as 'the Old Store Buildings') (Two) For the advancement of the education of the general public (without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions) and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation of the general public by the provision in the Old Store Buildings of:- (a) An interpretative centre or exhibition describing the history of fishing and of the fishing community in Lybster and the neighbouring fishing stations (b) Workshop accommodation for boat building, wood craft, and/or metal WJrk or such other craft activity as the Trustees consider appropriate within the objects of the Trust (c) A communal area for meetings and social events (d) Such other activities in the Old Store Buildings as the Trustees consider appropriate all within the objects of the Trust (Three) To preserve for the benefit of the inhabitants of Caithness and its environs as well as the Nation at large such other heritable property and fittings and fixtures of architectural merit or historical importance forming part of the National Heritage in the Parish of Latheron, Caithness and in particular in the village of Lybster, aforesaid as the Trustees consider appropriate within the objects of the Trust (Four) Any other objects recognised by the Commissioners of Inland Revenue as charitable which the Trustees consider are similar or related to the foregoing objects
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £45,142 | £54,439 | 2 | 30 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £17,117 | £42,431 | 2 | 26 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £111 | £13,477 | 2 | 27 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £0 | £10,086 | 2 | 22 September 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £10,103 | £13,900 | 2 | 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
- Waterlines Visitor Centre, Lybster Harbour, Lybster, Caithness
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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