01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC011836
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH54 9JE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
SIF supports research and publication of materials relating to the culture and historical heritage of Scotland. Its major activity is to support, through funding, the European Ethnological Research Centre (EERC) at The University of Edinburgh. The Centre is a major institution in ethnology and is internationally recognised. It provides support through grants to assist in publications. Decisions on applications are made twice a year at the meetings of Trustees.
Charitable purposes
- 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 or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the body are (One) research into and publication of material relating to the Cultural and Historical heritage of Scotland together with the acquisition of items of significance or importance to such Cultural or Historical Heritage for the purpose of retaining these items within Scotland and ensuring access to them by the public, whether in the National Museums of Scotland or in such other Museum, gallery, library, trust or public body as to the Trustees shall seem appropriate, for the education of the people of Scotland. (Two) the raising of funds for such acquisition, research and publication and (Three) the administration of funds set up or raised for similar purposes of a narrower or more selective use.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £65,004 | £97,459 | 0 | 4 February 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | £32,041 | £193,460 | 0 | 5 March 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | £27,902 | £287,704 | 0 | 13 March 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | £31,500 | £257,481 | 0 | 16 March 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | £32,572 | £290,946 | 0 | 22 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
- 37 Heatherfield Glade, Adambrae Parks, Livingston
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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