01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC027656
- 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
- HS2 9JD
OSCR note: Charity former legal name was Uig Heritage Trust from 24/01/1998 - 05/12/2023
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To organise and run the Uig Museum, the purpose of which is to preserve, promote and strengthen the history and Gaelic cultural assets of the district of Uig in the Isle of Lewis. Uig Museum is committed to inclusivity and equal access to all. To have a duty of care for all items, artefacts, photographic materials, and documentation donated to or loaned to the Uig Museum.
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
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
a) For the advancement of the education of the general public, without distinction of sex 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 this 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
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £35,934 | £18,253 | 0 | 15 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £22,694 | £8,699 | 0 | 31 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £15,656 | £10,010 | 0 | 4 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £10,353 | £3,445 | 0 | 19 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £8,350 | £10,437 | 0 | 6 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
- Uig Heritage and Community Centre, Timsgarry, Uig, Isle of Lewis, Western Isles
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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