01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC015850
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH12 6HP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Promote and encourage interest in Scottish local history by: publishing and distributing a colour Journal and an e-newsletter. holding events. maintaining a website with information on research projects, publications, news, events, speakers. and resources. selling relevant publications online via our website. promoting member local history societies, their events and publications. and posting in social media (we have Facebook page and substack).
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- 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 aims of The Forum are to advance the heritage of Scotland and education in Scottish local history, without distinction of political , religious or other opinions, by associating historical societies, local authorities, voluntary organisations, educational institutions and individuals in a common effort to pursue this object by the stimulation of public interest and encouragement of high standards in education through the medium of meetings, publications, exhibitions and conferences
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 July 2026 | £14,442 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £18,088 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 22 September 2026 |
| 31 July 2025 | £23,678 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £18,514 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 9 March 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £12,820 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £16,801 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 24 February 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £15,669 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £17,412 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 16 February 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £18,647 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £13,480 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 17 February 2023 |
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
- West House, Ormelie, 20/2 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.slhf.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
No direct external links on this profile. The official OSCR record and source documentation are available through BritDB’s dedicated source page.
05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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