OSCR Scottish charity profile

Friends of the National Mining Museum Scotland

ActiveCharity number SC022093
Registered16 February 1993
Main locationMidlothian
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC022093
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH37 5RJ
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OSCR note: Previous legal name Friends Of The Scottish Mining Museum Trust from 16 February 1993 to 24 August 2023.

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Support the activities of National Mining Museum, Scotland

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The objects of the Friends shall be to support the work of the Scottish Mining Museum Trust (hereinafter referred to as 'the Trust'), and to provide a means whereby persons interested in the objects of the Trust may participate in the activities of the Trust. The Friends shall at all times consult with the Trust, normally through the Director of the Trust, and shall abide by any directions that may be given by or on behalf of the Trust.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2024£1,593£4,15405 November 2025
31 December 2023£1,295£1,214030 September 2024
31 December 2022£1,609£1,416013 September 2023
31 December 2021£815£309011 June 2022
31 December 2020£1,181£1,211010 September 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
8 Edgehead Village, Pathhead, Midlothian
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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