01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC004052
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH9 1HS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Founded by Dr Emily Lyle in 1984, the Society is a scholarly association concerned with the study of myth, religion and cosmology across cultural and disciplinary boundaries, with the goal of increasing our understanding of world-views in the past and the present.
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
To further the study of myth, religion, and cosmology. The society will hold meetings and produce publications in support of this aim and will encourage interdisciplinary exchange.
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 October 2025 | £827 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £620 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 6 July 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | £5,895 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4,206 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 30 July 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | £500 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,188 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 18 July 2024 |
| 31 October 2022 | £303 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £432 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 31 July 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | £269 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £199 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 14 February 2023 |
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
- 54/6 Marchmont Road, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.tradcos.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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