01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC001628
- 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
- G12 8QQ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity is set up to allow the exchange of knowledge and research of Scottish archaeology between professional, academic and avocational archaeologists. We do this by arranging events, particularly our semi-annual conference, and the publication of conference proceedings.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
to further the study of archaeology in Scotland by holding Annual meetings and by publication and any other way that the committee may approve.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2026 | £7,385 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £6,837 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 31 October 2026 |
| 31 January 2025 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £11 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 31 October 2025 |
| 31 January 2024 | £2,697 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4,692 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 29 October 2024 |
| 31 January 2023 | £1,250 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £186 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 20 October 2023 |
| 31 January 2022 | £2,645 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2,777 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 28 October 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
- Department of Archaeology, University of Glasgow, Molema Building, Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.scotarchforum.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
No direct external links on this profile. The official OSCR record and source documentation are available through BritDB’s dedicated source page.
05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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