01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC021308
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- NG7 2RD
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity is set up to make texts written in pre-modern Scotland more accessible, through scholarly editions and philological investigation. Its primary focus is on literary texts in Scots written before 1700. however, as appropriate, it has published material written in Scottish English and Latin. Publication editors and writers submit proposals for publications to the Society's Council for careful consideration. if accepted, a contract is issued, and an editor is assigned an editorial adviser from Council or former Council members to support the work. The Society aims to publish a volume a year. its published is D.S. Brewer. Society members receive a copy of each main series publication as part of their subscription. In addition, the Society organises the McIntosh Lectures, intended to give a platform to current work in Scots philology. these are open to the public, and can be accessed either in print or in recording through the Society's website.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- 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
The purpose of the Society is to further the study and teaching of Scottish literature, its language and history, in particular by publishing editions of original texts including those in Scots, English and Latin, reprinting works of sufficient rarity and importance, and making material available in non-print media.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £10,155 | £2,534 | 1 | 29 June 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £9,953 | £8,986 | 1 | 23 July 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £8,448 | £5,986 | 1 | 7 August 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £10,331 | £11,707 | 1 | 10 May 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £9,967 | £10,812 | 1 | 26 April 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
- Scottish Text Society, c/o Prof Nicola Royan, School of English, University of Nottingham, Nottingham
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.scottishtextsociety.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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