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Grampian Transport Museum Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC017625
Status
Active
Registered
Feb. 19, 1991
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
Grampian Transport Museum
Alford
Aberdeenshire
AB33 8AE

Contact

Website
gtm.org.uk
Website screenshot

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

Grampian Transport Museum Trust operates the Grampian Transport Museum, and promotes the education of the general public in our transport heritage, largely in the context of the North East of Scotland. GTMT holds, displays, conserves and protects objects of significance, relating to the same, for the public benefit through the museum.

Objectives: Subject to the said over-riding qualification the objects for which the Trust is established are:- 3.1 To advance and promote the education of the general public, and in particular the inhabitants of the Grampian Region of Scotland, without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating voluntary organisations, local authorities and other bodies of whatever status together with the inhabitants in a common effort• to preserve the Grampian Transport Museum, /which the Trust intends to achieve by means of: a) bringing together, holding, adequately housing, conserving• and documenting a Collection of specimens being of historical, artistic or scientific importance, and in respect of which there will be a strong presumption against the subsequent disposal of any item. b)stimulating public interest in the Museum as a focal point of education and of historic, artistic or scientific interest, the by improving the facilities available for general public amenity and education c) displaying and publicising the Collection for the public benefit. permitting access to research workers and school children, always providing that the safety and security of the Collection are not thereby endangered. permitting with similar safeguards the loan of any Specimen for exhibition or research.

Areas of operation

Main operating location
Aberdeenshire
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2025 £420,209 £367,719 5
March 31, 2024 £339,598 £428,403 5
March 31, 2023 £484,617 £431,336 7
March 31, 2022 £363,180 £430,248 6
March 31, 2021 £366,199 £286,565 6