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Bennie Museum

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC017071
Status
Active
Registered
April 13, 1989
Legal form
Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Address

Address
9-11 Mansefield Street
Bathgate
West Lothian
EH48 4HU

Contact

Website
benniemuseum.org.uk
Screenshot of the Bennie Museum website

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes'

We are a small local history museum set up to collect and display artifacts unique to Bathgate area. We are open to the public six days a week Monday - Saturday and are available for student research and education visits from local schools.

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: The objects for which the premises have been acquired and the Management Committee and Trustees aftermentioned have been established are as follows:- To provide a meeting place for the Community Council and other Bathgate based groups of people (i i) To provide premises to be used as a museum and exhibition centre for the collection, holding and retaining of artefacts, articles, documents and others from the Bathgate and Local area which the Trustees consider will enhance the collect ion, for the benefit and edification of the people of Bathgate and District. (iii) To restore and preserve the premises in a state of good repair and condition in all time coming. (iv) To form establish and support and to aid in the formation establishment and support of any other charitable companies, institutions, associations, trusts or societies formed for objects, similar to the objects set out above.-and (v) To promote the premises as an historic building of local interest .

Geography

Main operating location
West Lothian
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £22,723 £23,870
March 31, 2024 £17,926 £16,047
March 31, 2023 £19,924 £23,011
March 31, 2022 £10,404 £13,536
March 31, 2021 £17,781 £9,887