01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC013679
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G62 7JL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity is set up to provide charitable relief and educational support to members of Clan Buchanan and its associated septs. It does this by considering grant applications and awarding grants where the applicants meet the required criteria.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
Constitutional objectives
The objects for which the society was constituted, in terms of the Seal of Cause, are (1) To assist the poor of the Clan and Septs, and (2) to further the Education of Members of the Clan and Septs showing promise.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £244,096 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £74,960 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 10 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £65,510 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £65,784 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 24 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £52,261 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £62,974 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 19 August 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £53,079 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £72,762 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 28 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £50,090 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £65,350 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 2 October 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
- 22 Clochbar Avenue, Milngavie
- Website supplied to OSCR
- buchanansociety.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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