01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC042084
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- One or a few bases or facilities serving people who come from a broad area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 6
- Postcode
- FK8 1EH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Museum Trust was set up to showcase the Regimental heritage of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders here in Stirling castle and to deliver education and community engagement programmes to future generations and visitors alike, to ensure they learn and never forget.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Trustees shall hold the Trust Fund and the Existing Collection IN TRUST 3.1 for the advancement of the education of the general public by provision of the Regimental Museum comprising the Existing Collection together with such other objects, or collections as may from time to time be acquired in accordance with the provisions of this Deed ('the Regimental Collection'). 3.2 To donate reasonable subscriptions to the funds of any institutions, bodies, or other associations whose functions include making provision for the health, welfare, sporting activities, education, employment in civilian life and other like purposes of members or ex-members and the families of members or ex-members of the antecedent regiment of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders which was in existence prior to its amalgamation within the Royal Regiment of Scotland and now defined as The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, or any other battalion, regiment or unit of Her Majesty's Forces and Army Cadet Force, including any regular, territorial or reserve army, auxiliary or affiliated unit thereof which appears to the Trustees to be in whole or in part substantially a successor of the antecedent regiment of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, should such a successor appear to the Trustees to have been created, or any related charitable companies, institutions, associations, trusts or societies formed for objects similar to the objects set out hereto, including any regimental museum, museum trust or association for the benefit of the public at large. 3.3 for any purpose or purposes which appear to the Trustees, in their absolute discretion, directed to the improvement, efficiency, or benefit of the Regimental Museum.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £281,941 | £277,506 | 6 | 26 May 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | £254,355 | £211,481 | 6 | 30 May 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | £254,355 | £211,481 | 6 | 30 May 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | £302,974 | £289,165 | 6 | 25 May 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | £962,532 | £1,035,746 | 6 | 25 May 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
- The Castle, Esplanade, Stirling
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.argylls.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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