OSCR Scottish charity profile

Pictish Arts Society

ActiveCharity number SC026529
Registered13 May 1997
Main locationAngus
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC026529
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH2 3JP

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Bringing Scotland's early history to new audiences. Promoting awareness of Pictish art and culture. Helping to preserve Pictish art for the benefit of all. We run a monthly programme of lectures, annual field trip, annual conference, popup events, and corresponding with other organisations in the sector and relevant government bodies (HES).

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

  • Other defined groups

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The object of the Society is to advance the education of the public in all aspects of the early history of Scotland and particularly concerning the art, culture and history of the Picts in Scotland.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£0£00Not supplied
31 December 2024£8,062£4,580017 September 2025
31 December 2023£7,549£4,358021 May 2024
31 December 2022£4,209£5,72702 September 2023
31 December 2021£6,929£2,950029 June 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
The Pictish Arts Society, Third floor, 3 Hill Street, New Town, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
https://www.thepictishartssociety.org.uk/
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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