01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC051933
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH10 5GJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Society is set up to promote public interest in, and engagement with, current research on the history of the West Highlands and Islands, extending to other parts of the Scottish Gàidhealtachd. It does this principally by means of publication of the thrice-yearly West Highlands Notes and Queries (60 pages per issue) and the holding of monthly online lectures. occasionally other events are held, such as conferences, and these may lead to stand-alone publications. Thus it is currently hoped to publish the proceedings of a conference on the Highlands and Islands in the Sixteenth Century, held in Inverness in July 2024.
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 object of the Trust is the encouragement and advancement of research on the history of the Western Highlands and Islands of Scotland, to make this research available to the public, and to undertake all activities conducive thereto, and in furtherance thereof but not otherwise the Trust shall undertake: 5.1 To establish as a going concern the publication known as 'West Highland Notes and Queries', together with all the assets, debts and liabilities of such publication. 5.2 To undertake the preparation, production and publication of books, periodicals, pamphlets and other publications and of films, including without prejudice to the said generality, the preparation and publication of the said 'West Highland Notes and Queries' (which however may be re-named by the Trustees at any time), which are in furtherance of the objects of the Trust. 5.3 To provide for the delivery and holding of lectures, meetings, conferences, study facilities and similar activities calculated directly or indirectly to advance the objects of the Trust. 5.4 To enter into agreements and arrangements necessary or desirable in furtherance of the objects of the Trust.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £3,865 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2,438 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 6 April 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £7,560 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £3,532 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 19 February 2026 |
| 31 December 2023 | £5,419 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,825 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 3 November 2025 |
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
- 38/6 Littlejohn Road, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.highlandhistoricalresearch.com/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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