01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC015909
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH8 9JU
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We support and further the methods and practice of oral history amongst the public at large, including in academic settings as well as in wider community and heritage settings. We do this by representing oral history, broadly defined, in a range of different settings (as reflected by the backgrounds and expertise of our current trustees), representing the Group at conferences and events, and working in collaboration with other groups and organisations who support and develop oral history, including the UK Oral History Society. We were originally established as a Group in 1978 to “promote, develop and refine” oral history methods and to make these “better known and more widely used in the investigation of Scottish life” (see our website), and we continue these general aims through the work of our Group. Our Annual Report outlines some of the work we have been doing during 2024 and some of our plans for the future.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It does none of these
Constitutional objectives
The aims and purposes of the Group are to further the methods and practice of oral history amongst the public at large in all appropriate fields, including educational ones, and to encourage the discussion of methodology, technical problems, and all relevant matters by the organisation of conferences and meetings and by any other appropriate means. The Group will work in close association with the Oral History Society and societies with similar aims.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 23 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 29 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2019 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 7 July 2023 |
| 31 December 2018 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 7 July 2023 |
| 31 December 2017 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 7 July 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
- Celtic & Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh, 50 George Square, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://thesohg.org/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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