01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC012038
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH9 1RP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The arranging of lectures, discussions, visits, publications and exhibitions. cooperation with other organisations devoted to the same or similar purposes. other such activities as the trustees may determine to be advantageous to the achievement of the Society's objectives.
Charitable purposes
- 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 aims and objects of the Society shall be to encourage the study and practice in Scotland of heraldry and allied subjects, both indigenous and international, by arranging lectures, discussions, visits, publications and exhibitions, and by seeking to co-operate with other Societies devoted to the same or similar purposes and by such other means as the Committee may from time to time determine.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £34,341 | £34,613 | 0 | 2 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £33,655 | £38,033 | 0 | 25 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £24,715 | £28,021 | 0 | 7 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £19,781 | £18,593 | 0 | 10 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £17,417 | £10,356 | 0 | 6 December 2021 |
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
- 4 Dryden Place, EDINBURGH
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.heraldry-scotland.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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