01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC028463
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH3 8FY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The trustees make payments to the National Library of Scotland to support their collections.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It does none of these
Constitutional objectives
To pay and make over to The National Library of Scotland, (hereinafter referred to as “the Library'), George IV Bridge, Edinburgh the net annual income and, at the discretion of the Trustees, any part of or even the whole of the capital (together the “Charitable Funds”) of the Trust Estate as follows. the acquisition or purchase of manuscripts and printed and new media materials and copyrights where deemed by the Library to enhance the Library’s collections relating to science.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2026 | £37,893 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £49,910 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 15 September 2026 |
| 5 April 2025 | £42,338 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £112,915 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 13 October 2025 |
| 5 April 2024 | £43,468 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £101,625 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 24 September 2024 |
| 5 April 2023 | £42,955 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £70,403 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 12 December 2023 |
| 5 April 2022 | £39,287 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £79,242 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 19 October 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
- Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, 9 Haymarket Square, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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