01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC046307
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- KW3 6AH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Caithness Broch Project aims to enrich the Caithness community by promoting education, heritage, culture, and poverty relief. Its focus includes offering educational activities about archaeological heritage, reconstructing historical structures, creating accessible archaeological records, and providing diverse heritage-related activities. The project also equips individuals to contribute to local heritage management and collaborates with various entities to further these goals The objectives of the charity have been consistent with previous years. In summary: 1. Preparations for the construction of a replica broch 2. Local community outreach 3. Engagement with heritage and tourism
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- 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 company’s objects are: To benefit the Caithness public by advancing education, community development, heritage, and culture, and the relief of poverty, and by encouraging people to learn about, record, and become involved in the heritage of Caithness through: (a) providing opportunities for all ages and abilities to learn about the rich archaeological heritage of their communities. (b) developing an understanding of the archaeological heritage through recreating a broch(s) or other structures. (c) creating archaeological records from the company's activities (e.g. recording, surveying, excavation), for public access now and in the future (e.g. website, public archives). (d) offering a range of activities to suit all interests and to allow progression including courses, above ground surveys, excavation, post-excavation activities and archival research. (e) providing tools and knowledge to enable people to make contributions to, and manage their local heritage. (f) working with other individuals, organisations, government bodies, quasi-autonomous organisations, museums, schools and projects to further the above aims of the Caithness Broch Project.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £69,342 | £32,790 | 0 | 22 July 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | £34,995 | £18,415 | 0 | 31 July 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | £10,340 | £17,109 | 0 | 24 July 2024 |
| 31 October 2022 | £20,918 | £19,742 | 0 | 31 July 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | £33,550 | £22,008 | 0 | 30 July 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
- Seaview House, Harbour Road, Lybster, Caithness
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.thebrochproject.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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