OSCR Scottish charity profile

Biggar Museum Trust

ActiveCharity number SC003695
Registered7 September 1971
Main locationSouth Lanarkshire
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC003695
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
3
Postcode
ML12 6DH

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The charityis set up for the promotion of herritage and culture in the area of Biggar and surrounding areas. The museums exhibitions allow for education through the varous items displayed and knowledge in histrorical, geological and archaeological available.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The objects for which the Company is established are the promotion of heritage and culture in the area of Biggar and beyond, and the advancement of education of such heritage and culture through the collection, preservation and display of various items and sites of historical, geological and archaeological knowledge and interest.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2024£84,776£142,994329 September 2025
31 December 2023£242,816£351,752323 September 2024
31 December 2022£221,809£247,390326 September 2023
31 December 2021£239,900£146,488316 August 2022
31 December 2020£94,178£124,69032 September 2021

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
156 High Street, Biggar, Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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