01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC019323
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- ML12 6NY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To raise money which is handed obver to the Biggar & Upper Clydesdale Museum to help with its running costs. We do this by means of tolding talks and small events.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The object of the Friends shall be the education of the public concerning the Biggar Museums by promotion, support, assistance and improvement of the BIGGAR MUSEUM TRUST through the activities of a group of Friends.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £8,462 | £8,934 | 0 | 10 February 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £8,860 | £9,169 | 0 | 2 March 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £7,898 | £8,545 | 0 | 21 March 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £7,111 | £7,807 | 0 | 10 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £3,851 | £3,834 | 0 | 22 February 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
- 2 Mill Road, Thankerton, Biggar, South Lanarkshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Biggar Museum Trust · SC003695
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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