01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC011494
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- KY12 0RZ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The encouragement of the preservation, restoration and operation of historic buses, other vehicles and associated artifacts of a basically Scottish origin.
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 Trustees shall stand possessed of the Trust Fund Upon Trust:- (a) To provide for the advancement of public education by the provision of the Museum comprising the Existing Collection together with such other exhibits or items as may from time to time be comprised in the Trust fund and to preserve them as a collection (the collection). (b) To form establish and support and to aid in the formation establishment and support of any other charitable companies. institution, associations, trusts or societies formed for objects similar to the objects set out above.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £212,444 | £256,810 | 0 | 30 June 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £313,566 | £227,269 | 0 | 30 June 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £187,445 | £201,884 | 0 | 13 August 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £178,229 | £212,061 | 0 | 23 June 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £129,764 | £133,994 | 0 | 1 August 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
- Whitecraigs, Bowershall, Dunfermline
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.svbm.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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