01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC000241
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH8 9BT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We support the development and health of the mathematical sciences in Scotland. We do this primarily through running events such as lectures, interacting with other learned societies and organisations, and making small grants to support education and research events.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The aims of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society shall be the promotion and extension of the Mathematical Sciences, pure and applied, particularly in Scotland.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £139,455 | £135,356 | 0 | 23 June 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £84,172 | £75,245 | 0 | 10 February 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £102,614 | £114,035 | 0 | 6 March 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £136,914 | £99,902 | 0 | 12 April 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £165,041 | £106,467 | 0 | 22 February 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- lnternational Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Bayes Centre, 47 Potterrow, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.ems.ac.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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