OSCR Scottish charity profile

Arctic Convoy Museum (SCIO)

Known as Russian Arctic Convoy Project, Russian Arctic Convoy Museum, Russian Arctic Convoy Museum Project

ActiveCharity number SC047909
Registered10 November 2017
Main locationHighland
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC047909
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
IV22 2HZ
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OSCR note: Previous charity name SC047909 from 10 November 2017 to 05 March 2025. Russian Arctic Convoy Project (SCIO) SC047909 was established to replace Russian Arctic Convoy Project SC042286

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

To tell and preserve the story of the allied convoys to Russia between 1941 and 1945, and to commemorate the bravery of all those who participated in the campaign. The Museum has an unique collection of artefacts and memorabilia and is the only museum in the UK dedicated exclusively to the Arctic Convoy Campaign.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • 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 Purposes of the Organisation, as a Registered Charity, are to promote and encourage interest in, and care for, the history and story of the Arctic Convoys of WW2 and the area of Loch Ewe during that period, as defined by the Organisations' Collections Development Policy, for the benefit of all who wish to be engaged in such advancement of this heritage, be they locally resident, visiting the area in person or in contact through any form of communication from afar

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£92,761£111,110117 March 2026
31 March 2024£70,811£87,856121 July 2024
31 March 2023£65,603£73,429129 December 2023
31 March 2022£103,107£123,853121 December 2022
31 March 2021£185,779£74,829122 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
Birchburn, Aultbea
Website supplied to OSCR
www.theracmproject.org
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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