01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049803
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 16
- Postcode
- AB42 2ZX
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The organisation's purposes are:4.1 the advancement of education by encouraging public engagement in local history, especially in connection to the former Peterhead Prison. and 4.2 the advancement of arts, culture and heritage through the preservation and maintenance of the Peterhead Prison Museum and the lifeboat museum preserving and commemorating the work of the 'Julia Park Barry' of Glasgow Lifeboat.
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
4 The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 the advancement of education by encouraging public engagement in local history, especially in connection to the former Peterhead Prison. and 4.2 the advancement of arts, culture and heritage through the preservation and maintenance of the Peterhead Prison Museum and the lifeboat museum preserving and commemorating the work of the 'Julia Park Barry' of Glasgow Lifeboat.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £354,037 | £476,961 | 16 | 29 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £364,362 | £418,402 | 16 | 30 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £420,305 | £493,839 | 16 | 22 August 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £383,244 | £365,014 | 16 | 17 October 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £270,146 | £219,958 | 16 | 6 October 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
- Peterhead Prison Museum, Admiralty Gateway, South Road, Peterhead
- Website supplied to OSCR
- peterheadprisonmuseum.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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