01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC002753
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 18
- Postcode
- EH1 2BE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We are the voice for Chartered Architects in Scotland. As their professional body we support and promote the value of architecture and the work of architects across Scotland. As a Scottish charity we play a unique role in assisting the creativity and experience of our Members to help individuals, communities, and businesses to develop a higher quality, more sustainable built environment. Our Members can inspire and support organisations and communities to reframe their plans. Our strategy focuses on promoting architecture through design, the people, the built environment, embedding value, collaborating, and supporting our Members’ voices across Scotland.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Objects of The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) are the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture and science, through: 3.1. Promoting and facilitating the study of the various crafts, arts, and sciences connected with the principles and practice of Architecture. and 3.2. Establishing and maintaining professional and corporate values, together with those ethical, environmental and social justice standards which support the practice of Architecture.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £1,138,660 | £1,214,351 | 18 | 13 August 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £1,166,606 | £1,203,163 | 18 | 16 July 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £1,115,983 | £1,118,181 | 18 | 6 August 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £1,158,986 | £1,141,031 | 18 | 11 July 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £961,453 | £971,578 | 18 | 28 September 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
- 15 Rutland Square, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.rias.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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