OSCR Scottish charity profile

Tain & District Museum and Clan Ross Centre

ActiveCharity number SC055037
Registered11 March 2026
Main locationHighland
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC055037
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
Not supplied
Staff
Not supplied
Postcode
IV19 1HE

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Charitable purposes

  • 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

a) to advance education and the arts, heritage and culture by collecting, preserving and making accessible the history, traditions and genealogical records of Tain, Easter Ross and Clan Ross. b to operate and maintain the Tain & District Museum and Clan Ross Centre for the benefit of the public, including exhibitions, educational programmes and events. c) to advance community development by providing a cultural hub for local residents, visitors and the worldwide Clan Ross diaspora. d) to conserve, interpret and promote the history and material culture of the area, including archives, artefacts and oral traditions. e) to undertake any other activities which further the charitable purposes of education, heritage and culture for the benefit of the public. f) to accept a transfer of and thereafter take over and operate the trust comprising the Tain & District Museum and Clan Ross Centre, being a charity registered with the Office of the Scottish Charities Regulator with registration number SC017848, and to operate the Trust Fund established under the said Declaration of Trust in succession to the Trust.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

1 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
Not suppliedNot suppliedNot suppliedNot supplied

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
Tain Through Time, The Pilgrimage, Tower Street
Website supplied to OSCR
https://www.tainmuseum.org.uk/
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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