01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC012497
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 4
- Postcode
- G20 7EL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society is an independent, non-profit making charity, established in 1973 to promote and encourage awareness of the Scottish architect and designer, Charles Rennie Mackintosh. • To support the conservation, preservation, maintenance and restoration of buildings and artefacts designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and his contemporaries. • To safeguard and further the legacy of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and his contemporaries by being an authority on his work. • To care for, maintain and develop Queen's Cross Church, the only built Mackintosh Church, and the Society's headquarters since 1976. • To advance public education in, and engagement with, the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and his contemporaries through wide-ranging quality events, publications, talks and other initiatives with a particular focus on students and new talents • To represent and develop the membership of the Society, locally, nationally and internationally.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The aims of the Society are: a) to support the conservation, preservation, maintenance and improvement of buildings and artefacts designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and his contemporaries. b) to advance public education and engagement with the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and his contemporaries through events, publications, talks and other initiatives.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £215,128 | £291,626 | 4 | 29 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £320,037 | £320,223 | 4 | 2 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £184,093 | £252,653 | 4 | 28 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £315,733 | £239,545 | 4 | 15 September 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £332,607 | £219,010 | 4 | 17 September 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
- Queen's Cross Church, 870 Garscube Road, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.crmsociety.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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