01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC005823
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH20 9NX
OSCR note: Former Legal Name Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club Essay Prize to The Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club - 'Public Lecture Fund'
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We offer a £150 grant to organisations who are promoting an event into school or to the public
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 makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
Constitutional objectives
The object of the Club is to advance the education of the public concerning the life and works of Sir Walter Scott to such extent and by such methods as shall be determined to be appropriate from time to time by the Council of the Club.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 December 2024 | £0 | £150 | 0 | 9 June 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £0 | £300 | 0 | 11 June 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £0 | £150 | 0 | 9 June 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £0 | £150 | 0 | 16 March 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
- 9 Burnbank Grove, Straiton, Loanhead, Midlothian, MIDLOTHIAN
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.walterscottclub.com
- Parent charity
- The Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club · SC037636
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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