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Museum of Islay Life/Taigh-tasgaidh Muinntir Ìle

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC048723
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Dec. 15, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Sept. 25, 2018
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
The Museum of Islay Life
Daal Terrace
Isle of Islay
Argyll & Bute
Argyll and Bute
PA48 7UA

Contact

Website
islaymuseum.org
Screenshot of the Museum of Islay Life/Taigh-tasgaidh Muinntir Ìle website

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 charity's purposes are to advance education, heritage and culture through: • the operation of the Museum of Islay Life as a museum illustrative of life in Islay from prehistoric to recent times. • the preservation and conservation of the Museum of Islay Life Collection. • 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. • collaboration with other projects and charities on Islay and Jura, and across Scotland, where beneficial to the charity. The charity will also endeavour to act as a social enterprise working to support both the community and economic development within Argyll through the pursuit of its charitable purposes.

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

Objectives: The Charity's purposes are to advance education, heritage and culture through: 6.1.the operation of the Museum of Islay Life as a museum illustrative of life in Islay from prehistoric to recent times. 6.2.the preservation and conservation of the Museum of Islay Life Collection. 6.3.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. 6.4.collaboration with other projects and charities on Islay and Jura, and across Scotland, where beneficial to the Museum. 7. The charity will aim to advance citizenship and community development by acting as a social enterprise to support community and economic development within Argyll & Bute.

Geography

Main operating location
Argyll And Bute
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
Dec. 31, 2025 Not receivedDue Sept. 30, 2026 £0 £0 1
Dec. 31, 2024 Dec. 15, 202576 days late £35,489 £51,873 1
Dec. 31, 2023 Aug. 28, 2024On time £53,402 £50,662 2
Dec. 31, 2022 Sept. 10, 2023On time £39,762 £40,583 3
Dec. 31, 2021 Sept. 5, 2022On time £28,937 £30,832 4
Dec. 31, 2020 July 27, 2021 £32,935 £28,304 4

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.