01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC014412
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH11 1SB
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Society exists to promote and encourage the study of the history of Christianity in Scotland. It adopts a non-sectarian approach, holds biannual conferences at a highly subsidised rate, offers an essay prize to promising doctoral students, and provides grants for new research. Through its periodical, the Society makes the study of Scotland's religious past available to a wider audience.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
a. The objects of the Scottish Church History Society are to promote and encourage the study of the history of the Church, primarily but not exclusively, in Scotland. b. It is not affiliated to anyone branch of the Christian Church but is established to encourage non-partisan study. c. The Society shall arrange meetings, conferences and public talks, support research and publishing of research, and take part in conferences and seminars appropriate to the objects of the Society. d. The prime publication of the Society is the annual journal 'The Records of the Scottish Church History Society' which may be published in print or electronically e. The Society shall have power to maintain a website and use other electronic media to promote the objects of the Society.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £4,829 | £3,066 | 0 | 17 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £3,564 | £4,895 | 0 | 1 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £3,891 | £5,225 | 0 | 2 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £3,107 | £3,647 | 0 | 21 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £2,976 | £1,425 | 0 | 8 November 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
- 80/7 Harrison Gardens, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- http://schs.org.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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