01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC015599
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 7
- Postcode
- PH1 5LU
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The overall aim of the Society is the “the study and wider awareness of Geography and its contribution to the understanding of environmental, cultural and social issues in both Scotland and internationally.”
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Company is established for charitable purposes (as defined below) and the objects for which the Company is established are to promote the study and wider awareness of Geography and its contribution to the understanding of environmental, cultural and social issues in both Scotland and internationally.
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 | £319,238 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £516,603 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 7 | 16 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £620,170 | £198,360 | £357,508 | £0 | £26,885 | £37,417 | £614,030 | £6,532 | £607,498 | £0 | 7 | 17 May 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £410,101 | £12,316 | £312,090 | £0 | £20,910 | £64,785 | £467,919 | £4,817 | £463,102 | £0 | 7 | 19 February 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £333,894 | £34,429 | £286,005 | £0 | £12,367 | £1,093 | £406,610 | £4,622 | £401,988 | £0 | 7 | 31 March 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £487,883 | £96,609 | £299,746 | £0 | £12,893 | £78,635 | £465,937 | £3,530 | £462,407 | £0 | 7 | 18 March 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
- Lord John Murray House, 15-19 North Port, Perth
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.rsgs.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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