# Helmsdale Heritage And Arts Society

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC009796
- **Known as:** Timespan
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
- **Registered:** Nov. 8, 1984
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC009796


## Contact

- **Address:** Timespan, Dunrobin Street, Helmsdale, Sutherland
- **Postcode:** KW8 6JA
- **Website:** www.timespan.org.uk



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of citizenship or community development&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science&#x27;,&#x27;the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended&#x27;

**What the charity does:** Timespan is a museum and cultural institution located in Helmsdale. We adopt a holistic approach, using arts, heritage, digital technologies, education, wellbeing, and community building as a catalyst for political, social, cultural, environmental and communal change. Our initiatives are rooted in our local context and resonate globally, addressing urgent contemporary issues from an intersectional perspective. We actively engage with our local and global communities to effect meaningful dialogue and transformation.  In a region marked by historical injustices, defined as rural and remote, and affected by a lack of cultural services, Timespan serves as a vital cultural hub, engaging over 20,000 people annually and reaching an online audience of 110,000 across various platforms.

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;No specific group, or for the benefit of the community&#x27;

**Objectives:** To provide a resource for the presentation and promotion of heritage and arts, for the benefit of the public and particularly the inhabitants of the parish of Helmsdale and the region of Sutherland, and to maintain a collection based on the built, natural and cultural heritage of the area. present a programme of contemporary arts. run activities for the education and enjoyment of arts and heritage





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** Highland
- **Geographical spread:** Wider, but within one local authority area







