Urras Achadh an Droighinn/The Auchindrain Trust
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC015528
- Status
- Active
- Registered
- March 3, 1965
- Legal form
- SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Address
- Address
- Auchindrain
Inveraray
Argyll
PA32 8WD
Contact
- Website
auchindrain.org.uk
Activities
'It carries out activities or services itself'
'the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'
to keep Auchindrain Township open to the public and to help people understand the importance of the heritage and history of the people who lived and worked at Auchindrain. To offer training in a number of skills in danger of disappearing for example, dry stone dyking, traditional methods of croting in a small area and to promote the Gypsy Traveller way of life by holding events open to the public to make people aware of how important the travellers were to Mid Argyll.
Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','Older People','People with disabilities or health problems','Other defined groups'
Objectives: The Trust's purposes are to advance education, heritage and culture through: 1. the operation of Auchindrain as a museum illustrative of its own history, the history of Scotland's joint tenancy townships, and more generally of agriculture and rural community life in Scotland. 2. the preservation and conservation of the relict cultural landscape of Auchindrain and of the Collection. 3. the protection of the Collection from deterioration, damage, loss, accidental destruction or unauthorised disposal, and with there being a strong presumption against the disposal of any item. 4. the provision of work-based training to individuals, where doing so facilitates and supports the advancement of the Trust's other charitable purposes.
Geography
- Main operating location
- Argyll And Bute
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £180,671 | £247,064 | 8 |
| March 31, 2024 | £271,104 | £250,131 | 9 |
| March 31, 2023 | £353,110 | £349,995 | 6 |
| March 31, 2022 | £324,348 | £287,721 | 9 |
| March 31, 2021 | £372,205 | £364,724 | 9 |