OSCR Scottish charity profile

Scottish Printing Archival Trust

Known as Scotland's Printing Heritage

ActiveCharity number SC012320
Registered4 April 1989
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formTrust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC012320
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH10 5JN

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The purpose of the Trust is to conserve 'knowledge and examples of Scotland's printing heritage for future reference by the public and print media/education. The Trust works with a range of institutions to ensure that printing archives are not lost, and to support exhibitions, historical walks and publications as appropriate.

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

To conserve knowledge and examples of Scotland's book printing heritage for the benefit of the public and print/media education.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 September 2025£284£1,503023 March 2026
30 September 2024£1,067£299010 March 2025
30 September 2023£108£404028 February 2024
30 September 2022£2,119£3,742024 February 2023
30 September 2021£134£649019 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
3/12 Belhaven Place, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
www.scottishprintarchive.org
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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