01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC028010
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH1 3YY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity advances the education of the public in Scotland's history and heritage, principally by supporting the development of an online archive portal.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- 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
the Company is established to advance, promote, maintain, improve and encourage the education of the public in the appreciation of Scotland's history and in particular its documentary heritage by such means and in such manner as may be considered appropriate for the achievement of such object including, without prejudice to the forgoing generality by means of providing public access to Scotland's archives
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £10 | £5,082 | 0 | 29 June 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | £577 | £34,889 | 0 | 25 March 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | £488 | £50,664 | 0 | 11 April 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | £42 | £48,622 | 0 | 15 March 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | £18 | £69,915 | 0 | 30 March 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
- HM General Register House, 2 Princes Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.scan.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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