01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC017546
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- IV30 1EQ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To advance the education of the public in the furtherance of the arts, antiquities, archaeology, geology, botany, history and natural history especially as connected with the County of Moray and the collection, preservation and arrangement of objects connected therewith to make them so far as practical available to the public to view or study. We run a museum to maintain the collection within its existing historic purpose built accommodation in Elgin.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
3.1.1 to advance the education of the public in the furtherance of the arts, antiquities, archaeology, geology, botany, history and natural history, especially as connected with the County of Moray (the “Area”) and the collection, preservation and arrangement of objects connected therewith to make them so far as practical available to the public to view or study and in particular and without prejudice to the foregoing generality to promote, conserve, maintain and protect for the benefit of the public, a Museum and so far as practical to maintain the Museum Collection within its existing historic purpose built accommodation in Elgin. 3.1.2 to maintain, safeguard and conserve the amenities and environment of the Area inter alia by: (i) stimulating public interest in, and care for, the beauty, history and character of the Area. (ii) encouraging the preservation, development and improvement of features of general public amenity or historical interest. and (iii) encouraging high standards of architecture and town planning in the Area. and 3.1.3 to advance community development by working with other charities and community organisations in the Area, thereby promoting individual and group engagement.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £86,455 | £135,512 | 1 | 23 December 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £1,664,762 | £104,665 | 1 | 24 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £46,801 | £88,049 | 1 | 21 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £102,048 | £131,717 | 1 | 28 September 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £88,484 | £93,658 | 1 | 29 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
- Elgin Museum, 1 High Street, Elgin, Moray
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.elginmuseum.org.uk/the-moray-society
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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