01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC035318
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- DD9 7YT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
he Glenesk Trust is a community organisation in the most easterly of the Angus glens. Our mission is to foster and share a passion for and understanding of Glenesk, by connecting our visitors with its past, present and future. This is primarily achieved through the running and promotion of Glenesk Folk Museum. The values of Glenesk Folk Museum are to: ? Celebrate the uniqueness of Glenesk. ? Place the museum and the community at the heart of our activities. ? Connect stories, people and place to develop resilience and passion. Engage actively with our community, visitors and wider museum partners. ? Respond imaginatively to change. ? Be transparent and accountable to maintain high standards. The Trust oversees a Trading Company that operates the retail and hospitality offer which generates income for the benefit of the Trust to achieve its objectives. The Trust has a range of ways in which it raises funds including the museum shop, cafe, voluntary donations, and workshops.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Objects of the Trust are: (a) to advance and promote the education of the general public, and in particular the inhabitants of Glenesk, in the heritage, history and culture of Glenesk, by associating with voluntary organisations, local authorities and other bodies, together with the community of Glenesk and those associated therewith, in a common effort to maintain, develop and promote a folk museum and centre for the community. and (b) to foster and promote development of the community of Glenesk in the County of Angus and those associated therewith.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £14,412 | £33,023 | 1 | 1 December 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £47,035 | £86,845 | 1 | 26 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £131,519 | £93,110 | 1 | 29 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £49,002 | £85,777 | 1 | 30 September 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £40,161 | £45,460 | 1 | 30 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
- The Glenesk Folk Museum, Glenesk, Brechin, Angus
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.gleneskfolkmuseum.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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