01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC011854
- 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
- DD2 5DA
OSCR note: This charity intends to wind up and transfer its assets and liabilities to Scottish Society for Crop Research SCIO SC053604
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Scottish Society for Crop Research functions through its crop sub-committees for combinable and energy crops, potatoes and soft fruit organising indoor and outdoor events to disseminate research findings and other information of relevance to their respective industries.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the Society shall be to promote agriculture, arboriculture, or horticulture, pursuant to the Friendly Societies Act, 1974, and the Special Authority of 10th June 1976. The operations of the Society in carrying out these objects shall be exclusively scientific, and shall be limited to experimental and other research for the improvement of plants and crops in Scotland, and investigating conditions affecting their production and by maintaining an association with the Scottish Crop Research Institute. The Society may do or co-operate in doing all such things as may be considered necessary or expedient for carrying out the foregoing objects within the limit above laid down.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £61,197 | £58,331 | 0 | 2 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £25,915 | £50,777 | 0 | 19 December 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £28,934 | £49,014 | 0 | 19 December 2024 |
| 31 December 2021 | £20,862 | £52,165 | 0 | 22 December 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £22,223 | £47,096 | 0 | 23 February 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
- c/o The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.sscr.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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