01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- 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
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not supplied | Not supplied | Not supplied | — | Not 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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