01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC043189
- 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
- ML10 6AN
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 11 December 2018 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Company number: SC406385, The Strathaven John Hastie Museum Trust Ltd).
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity is set up to provide a local history museum for the benefit of the Strathaven community and visitors. It has premises where themed exhibitions are presented. The premises are open Friday and Saturday 10am till 4pm and Sunday 1.30pm till 4pm. The exhibitions are changed regularly to keep the museum fresh. We host history lessons with local Scouts, Guides and primary schools who can show up with 30 to 35 people at a time. We encourage volunteer pupils from Strathaven Academy to join our sessions with the public to help them develop their own personal skills. We promote active participation to learn how people lived, so visitors learn simple weaving skills using a small handloom or are trained in using a spinning wheel. We hold fundraising events that are well supported, but cannot attend Christmas Fayres as we don't have the human resources to provide an encouraging stall.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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
The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The advancement of Education 4.2 The advancement of Citizenship and Community Development 4.3 The advancement of Social History 4.4 The advancement of the Arts, Heritage, Culture and Science 4.5 The advancement of Environmental Understanding, Protection or Improvement
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £6,298 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £11,465 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 4 January 2026 |
| 5 April 2024 | £14,822 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £10,180 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 1 January 2025 |
| 5 April 2023 | £21,517 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £11,789 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 31 December 2023 |
| 5 April 2022 | £5,288 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £3,945 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 4 January 2023 |
| 5 April 2021 | £17,901 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £16,848 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 22 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
- 39, Bridge Street , Strathaven, Lanarkshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://strathavenmuseum.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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