01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC021787
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- DG8 0AW
OSCR note: Previous name - Galloway Preservation Society from 23/01/1978 to 25/10/2023
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We are about Galloway and the region as a whole.-its character, history, natural resources and beauty. We aim to encourage the conservation, development and improvement of features of general amenity, landscape, cultural heritage, natural heritage, gardens and historical interest.We aim to encourage high standards of architecture and town and country planning in the region. In our view, South West Scotland offers a distinctive and unique combination of long-established cultural landscapes and backdrops of wilder land. There are now many pressures on the fabric of rural life and on the rural economy. These pressures impact on the Society’s main concerns in many ways. We see it as part of our mission to respond to some of this change, through appropriate democratic means, to listen and to reflect.Rather than outright opposition in every case, the Society prefers to try to adopt a middle path, which seeks to avoid unnecessary damage to regional assets where that damage can be avoided
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
• Stimulate public interest and participation in the care for the beauty, history and character of Galloway. • Encourage the preservation, development and improvement of features of general public amenity or historical interest. • Encourage high standards of architecture and town and country planning in Galloway.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £525 | £864 | 0 | 2 June 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £980 | £646 | 0 | 23 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £455 | £710 | 0 | 30 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £530 | £426 | 0 | 24 July 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £610 | £93 | 0 | 2 May 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
- Lucewater House, New Luce
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.gallowaypreservationsociety.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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