01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC005531
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- TD1 1DP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Hold regular public meetings, and carry out genealogy research, the results of which are published. Provide an archive and research facility and publish a magazine three times per year. Maintain a website with reference material. Provide a research service to assist family historians Undertake projects to increase and improve the resources available for the family and local historian, including recording Monumental Inscriptions, indexing Poor Law records and Police and Criminal Record.
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 of the Society, which is non-profit-making, are to promote genealogical studies and family history in the Border counties of Scotland.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £16,764 | £14,288 | 0 | 22 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £12,633 | £14,618 | 0 | 28 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £17,366 | £18,344 | 0 | 29 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £12,304 | £10,781 | 0 | 14 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £12,839 | £13,412 | 0 | 10 December 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
- 52 Overhaugh Street, Galashiels
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.bordersfhs.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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