01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC018520
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH3 8HE
OSCR note: In carrying into effect the purposes of the Foundation, the Trustees shall be entitled to do or to make arrangements for the doing through others of all or any of the following things:- (a) to award grants or scholarships to suitable persons to undertake courses of study in Scots Law or comparative legal systems or the law of the European Community or foreign languages or business management or undertake research into one or more aspects of Scots Law and/or its relationship with other legal systems or attend international student competitions and conferences. (b) to commission and promote or sponsor the publication of books, journals, periodicals, pamphlets and magazines (whether in print or electronic form), audio and visual recordings and presentations, podcasts and other methods for the recording, dissemination and communication of information including the compilation of legal databases and information retrieval systems. (c) to hold, sponsor or promote the holding of conferences, seminars, lectures, webinars, mock trials, role playing for events promoting legal education and practical demonstrations and to award grants to or defray the expenses of suitably qualified persons or organisations to assist them in attending, or participating in, holding or promoting such events. (d) to provide facilities and equipment (including computers and other information technology hardware, software and peripheral equipment) for study and research including grants for the establishment and maintenance of libraries and study centres. (e) to endow in whole or in part or provide grants for the maintenance of chairs or lectureships of law at Universities or other institutions of higher education in Scotland. (f) to institute and endow prizes and awards for scholarship and academic achievement. and (g) generally to undertake or to promote such activities as shall further the purposes of the Foundation.-
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Purpose of the Foundation is (!) to promote or advance the legal or the professional or the business education or training of ( a) persons practising law or involved (or intending to practice law or be so involved) in the administration of law in Scotland or elsewhere in the UK whether as solicitors or advocates or in any other capacity and (b) persons studying or teaching law at universities or other institutions of higher education based in Scotland or anywhere else in the world and (2) to promote good citizenship and civic responsibility and for that purpose to advance the active understanding of the law by the general public ( including primary & secondary students at school and other learning institutions in Scotland)
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The purpose of the Foundation is (1) to promote or advance the legal or the professional or the business education or training of (a) persons practising law or involved (or intending to practise law or be so involved) in the administration of law in Scotland or elsewhere in the United Kingdom whether as solicitors or advocates or in any other capacity and (b) persons studying or teaching law at universities or other institutions of higher education based in Scotland or anywhere else in the world and (2) to promote good citizenship and civic responsibility and for that purpose to advance the active understanding of the law by the general public (including primary and secondary students at schools and other learning institutions in Scotland) .continued
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £85,107 | £127,938 | 0 | 30 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £87,425 | £75,668 | 0 | 31 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £102,348 | £129,272 | 0 | 20 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £86,368 | £213,489 | 0 | 23 June 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
- Lindsays, Caledonian Exchange , 19a Canning Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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