01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC013843
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- PH7 3RF
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Library of Innerpeffray was founded 345 years ago as Scotland’s first free public lending library, a radical idea at the time, but one that went on to revolutionise the accessibility of information, education and knowledge for everyone. Our Founder said in 1680 that his library was “For the benefit and encouragement” of its users. Today the Library is a museum and a place of study, research and inspiration, still open to all. We share the story of this unique place and the books that changed the lives of the local people of Strathearn over three centuries of reading history. We hold exhibitions, offer opportunities for volunteers, run a programme of events and activities and welcome visitors from all over the world to explore the amazing heritage of this important place in Scotland's story.
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 governing body shall continue to maintain Innerpeffray Library as a place of antiquarian interest
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £110,332 | £123,484 | 2 | 27 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £112,156 | £117,361 | 2 | 14 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £98,707 | £110,139 | 2 | 27 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £93,020 | £125,367 | 2 | 28 September 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £53,934 | £53,862 | 2 | 30 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
- The Library, Innerpeffray, Crieff, Perthshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.innerpeffraylibrary.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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