TURRIFF AND DISTRICT HERITAGE SOCIETY
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ANNUALACCOUNTS
CHARITY NO. SC007970
2025

Turriff and District Herita
e Socie
Annual General Meetin
2026
Chairman's Re
ort
2025 has been another busy year for the Society. We remained open
during the Winter Season, albeit for I day per week, usually a Friday
as this coincided with the weekly work placement for a pupil from
the Academy.
In April we held our annual Doric day with Jim Brown from
Fettercairn a5 our main speaker. He was followed by bothy balladeer,
Doug Hay. In the afternoon we were entertained by Aaron Gale from
Huntly with his award winning Doric movies.
Following on from the success at the Turriff Show in 2024 we set out
to impress once again with a wonderful display of the tools and
products that were relevant to the saddlers business of Charlie
Middleton, whose shop wa5 across the street from the Museum. My
grateful thanks to Allan and the volunteers for putting together the
display. An extra thank you to Jake Duncan for making the board to
display the various tools. However, our display did not attract a
rosette.
A5 part of our Stand at the show, we launched our Doric Cook Book.
We acquired the rights to a previou5 publication and had it
modernised and reprinted. It proved very popular.
The work in tidying up the Auld Kirkyard continued with the help of
the Rotarians and the Rugby Club in removing more unwanted
growth. More still to do.
After much negotiation with Aberdeenshire Council, the story boards
were finally installed at the Auld Kirkyard in November 2025. We had

a good turnout of invited guests and public to the unveiling and most
returned to the Museum for teas and cakes.
The display to celebrate 100 years of Girl Guiding proved to be very
popular during the summer months with visitors returning time and
again as more memorabilia became available.
The internal roof of the Session Cottage was removed and this has
helped with the damp problem by improving the airflow in the
building.
However we are still short of enough volunteers to open the
Museum for longer and to open the Session Cottage on a regular
basis.
On a personal note I wish to thank the members of the board for
their continued support and hard work. We can only operate with
the support of the Board and the volunteers to not only man the
museum but also the stand at the show and May Day.
Thank you and thank you all for your attendance tonight.
Any questions.
Tha
You.
ain Matthews
Chairman.

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TURRIFF AND DISTRICT HERITAGE SOaErY {scioi
STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE FOR YEAR ENDED 2025
2024 INCOME
160.00 5ubsuiptions
1.351.77 t)onations
321.Tr) Fund raising and Talks
1,631.89 Refund from utilities
727.70 Coffee Morning
Mi5cellaneou5
£ 16,361.12 Grant5/Fundin
£ 78,471.96 D McAinsh Le8acy
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£ 99,025.44
147&63
2024 EXPENDITURE
£ 2.477.78 Insurance
518.87 Clan alarms
174.36 Moray Fire Protertion
1.514.63 Electricity
467.28 Broadbandlmsft
142.80 Printing and StatiDnery & P05t
208.40 Window Cleaninglcleani
E 14.641.22 Building rna1ntenan￿ and decor
188.00 Computerllntemet Weeblylm5ft
365.95 Miscellaneous
£ 13.448.98 Display Furniture
£ 3414&27
1620.21
32L
1.749.10
442.38
462.70
467.81
7.16134
£ 64877.17 Surplu5fDefirit foryear
468&71

STATEMENT OF BALANCE AS AT DECEMBER 31. 2025
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20.120.99 Opening Balance
64.877.17 SurpluslDefiut for year
8499U6
£ 84.998.16
-£ 3.68&71
£ U309.45
£ 50,(KKJ.
Transferred to Savings Account
Balan￿ Dec 31, 2025
All Fund5 are unrestricted
Appmvtd by the Tru5tee5 and signed on their behalf
l Matthev
ChairpErson