01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- 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
The charity is set up to educate and promote interest in the Picts, their art, and how they relate to contemporaries in the early medieval insular world. It does this by delivering a monthly lecture programme, an annual conference, day visits to relevant sites, donations to help preserve Pictish sculpture, and by communicating with other bodies such as Historic Environment Scotland and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland .
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
| 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 December 2025 | £11,767 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £5,512 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 2 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £8,062 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4,580 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 17 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £7,549 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4,358 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 21 May 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £4,209 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £5,727 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 2 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £6,929 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2,950 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 29 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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