OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Dowling Club

Known as Dowling Club

ActiveCharity number SC007011
Registered20 May 1989
Main locationOutwith Scotland
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC007011
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
NW3 1RR

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The Dowling Club is a charity whose charitable objects are. the advancement of the study, practice of and research into the science of dermatology. the fostering of professional relations with dermatologists and. the promotion of the further education of Dermatologists. It is funded by the activities of its Members and has clear objectives which are set out in the Constitution. The Club has existed primarily to promote dermatological education and foster relationships between dermatologists of all ages across the UK and other countries. The Dowling Club collaborates with many organisations to achieve its aims, including the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) and, Dermatology Special Interest Groups nationally, as well as, International Dermatology Groups across the world visited during the Dowling Club overseas educational trips. More information about the Dowling Club can be found on its website https://bad.org.uk/derm_groups_charity/dowling-club/.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of health

Beneficiaries

  • People with disabilities or health problems

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The objects of the Club are the advancement of the study, practice of and research into the science of dermatology, the fostering of professional relations with dermatologists and the promotion of the further education of Dermatologists by, without prejudice to all and every other power available to the Club:- i) arranging meetings to review and discuss the study of, and research into the normal and pathological functions of the skin for the purpose of improving the diagnosis, treatment and cure of dermatological and other related disorders of the human body. ii) arranging clinical sessions and academic or educational meetings within any hospital or other appropriate venue within the United Kingdom when patients with dermatological disorders may be examined by Members. iii) arranging visits to any established centre of Dermatological Education or Treatment in any part of the world for the purpose of exchanging information in relation to the diagnosis, treatment and cure of dermatological and other related disorders of the human body. iv) arranging the Annual Oration at which the Dowling Orator (to be appointed after the consultation with the president of the Club for the time being) will deliver the Dowling lecture (hereinafter referred to as “the Objects”).

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
13 June 2025£19,416£24,312030 March 2026
13 June 2024£18,834£19,096011 March 2025
13 June 2023£41,592£24,83202 February 2024
13 June 2022£41,591£24,832028 February 2023
13 June 2021£13,672£2,959017 January 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
3 Rudall Crescent, London
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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