OSCR Scottish charity profile

Scots Language Resource Centre Association Ltd

Known as Scots Language centre

ActiveCharity number SC021747
Registered30 June 1993
Main locationPerth And Kinross
Legal formRegistered Society

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC021747
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
1
Postcode
EH51 1AS

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

We are the Centre for the Scots Leid, an organisation tasked with the promotion of the Scots language. Much of this work is done through our various outreach programs, working with schools and other organisations to educate both children and the wider public.

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • Other defined groups
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The Association objects shall be: (i) to promote, support and assist the interests of the Scots language through the establishment of a National Resource Centre dedicated to this end. (ii) to collect published and unpublished texts, audio tapes and film in or concerning or using the Scots language, according to a collecting policy agreed with the National Library of Scotland, and either directly or in association with partners, make these available to the public for lending or consultation. (iii) to support and assist other bodies with specific remits which involve the usage, furtherance, study or collection of Scots language resources, and to maintain liaison with such bodies to avoid duplication of effort. (iv) to support and assist in, or undertake original research or the preparation of educational materials or new publications in the Scots language. (v) to support and assist in the implementation of any national, regional, local or other scheme for the training of teachers, actors, broadcasters or others engaged in public uses of the Scots language. (vi) to maintain liaison with libraries and library organisations, to support and assist their efforts in defining good practice in regard to the provision by libraries of Scots language material.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 January 2025£91,926£96,76118 April 2026
31 January 2024£109,775£108,55719 October 2024
31 January 2023£122,958£117,179119 September 2023
31 January 2022£103,681£99,193129 September 2022
31 January 2021£96,354£90,044126 October 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
PO Box 12646, Bo'ness
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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