01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC023311
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 7
- Postcode
- EH8 8DT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We are a lending and reference library, free at the point of use. We also support the development of poets, and aspiring writers, through the provision of writing workshops and showcase events. at home and abroad We also manage projects with partners in Government, local government and the Third Sector. In our building in Edinburgh, we have offer spaces for creative writing and reader development, as well as external events hire. For our website, we commission poetry recordings for significant occasions including Burns Night.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- 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 object of the Company is to advance the education of the public through the maintenance, management and development of The Scottish Poetry Library in such a way as to make visible and accessible to the public the poetry of Scotland in whatever language and a selection of mainly modern poetry from other countries
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £385,455 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £404,918 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 7 | 22 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £364,934 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £386,628 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 7 | 27 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £438,417 | £368,602 | £69,731 | £0 | £84 | £0 | £471,294 | £87 | £471,207 | £0 | 7 | 19 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £449,645 | £381,411 | £68,230 | £0 | £4 | £0 | £414,184 | £1,523 | £412,661 | £0 | 7 | 15 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £427,465 | £346,806 | £42,878 | £0 | £10 | £37,771 | £370,994 | £1,046 | £350,921 | £19,027 | 7 | 22 December 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
- 5 Crichton's Close, Canongate, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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