OSCR Scottish charity profile

Scottish Society For Psychical Research

ActiveCharity number SC020421
Registered26 April 1991
Main locationGlasgow City
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC020421
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
G76 8PF

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

(a)The investigation, in a scientific manner, of telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, veridical hallucinations and dreams, psychometry, and other forms of paranormal cognition. of phenomena bearing upon the hypothesis of survival of bodily death. claims of paranormal physical phenomena such as psychokinesis and poltergeists. the study of automatic writing, trance speech, alteration of personality, and other subconscious processes in so far as they may be related to paranormal processes. in short, all types of phenomena called parapsychological or paranormal.(b)The collection, classification, study and publication of reports dealing with the above phenomena. Readers are asked to report incidents and cases. Names and places must be given, but on request will be treated as confidential.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of health
  • 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

(a)The investigation, in a scientific manner, of telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, veridical hallucinations and dreams, psychometry, and other forms of paranormal cognition. of phenomena bearing upon the hypothesis of survival of bodily death. claims of paranormal physical phenomena such as psychokinesis and poltergeists. the study of automatic writing, trance speech, alteration of personality, and other subconscious processes in so far as they may be related to paranormal processes. in short, all types of phenomena called parapsychological or paranormal. (b)The collection, classification, study and publication of reports dealing with the above phenomena. Readers are asked to report incidents and cases. Names and places must be given, but on request will be treated as confidential.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 November 2024£2,019£1,812029 August 2025
30 November 2023£2,021£1,718030 August 2024
30 November 2022£1,491£1,499029 August 2023
30 November 2021£688£779028 August 2022
30 November 2020£2,009£969031 August 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
53 Alyth Crescent, Clarkston, East Renfrewshire
Website supplied to OSCR
www.thesspr.com
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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