01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC028778
- 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
- IV2 3BW
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity was set up primarily to conserve and restore as much of Castle Sinclair Girnigoe as feasible and open it to the public if safe to so as well as promote the Sinclair family and its history.
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
(i) preserve and promote for the benefit of the public Sinclair and Girnigoe Castles in Caithness by taking such steps as necessary to arrest decay and restore the fabric of the Castles. (ii) advance the education of the public about the history of the Castles and the Sinclair family by promoting and furthering the study of the Castles and the Sinclair family and to make the information obtained available to the general public.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £3,198 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £53,227 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 10 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £3,773 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £14,923 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 29 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £3,317 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £8,683 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 18 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £2,568 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £27,064 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 14 June 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £16,557 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £8,105 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 10 October 2022 |
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
- c/o Saffery , Torridon House, Beechwood Park, Inverness
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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