01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC005317
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 188
- Postcode
- EH8 9DW
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To promote the heritage and history of the College of Surgeons in Edinburgh, maintain its historical estate and support its surgeon and dental membership.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The advancement of education. The advancement of arts, heritage, culture, or science
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 December 2025 | £20,640,000 | £2,551,000 | £15,486,000 | £0 | £2,603,000 | £0 | £20,002,000 | £516,000 | £19,454,000 | £32,000 | 188 | 30 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £12,053,000 | £858,000 | £8,648,000 | £0 | £2,547,000 | £0 | £12,531,000 | £348,000 | £12,183,000 | £0 | 188 | 22 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £13,300,000 | £2,833,000 | £7,873,000 | £0 | £2,594,000 | £0 | £11,896,000 | £320,000 | £11,576,000 | £0 | 188 | 24 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £9,549,000 | £94,000 | £7,479,000 | £0 | £1,636,000 | £340,000 | £11,816,000 | £172,000 | £11,508,000 | £136,000 | 188 | 29 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £8,489,000 | £537,000 | £7,088,000 | £0 | £864,000 | £0 | £8,557,000 | £140,000 | £8,289,000 | £128,000 | 188 | 25 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
- Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 16a Nicolson Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.rcsed.ac.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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