01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC030542
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 4
- Postcode
- G77 5HA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The company's principal aims and activities are as follows: (a) to establish and maintain archives of Scottish Jewry affording access by the public (b) to collect, protect and exhibit records of Jewish communal interest (c) to stimulate study into the history of Jews in Scotland and to provide facilities for the preparation and publication of articles, pamphlets and theses on these and related subjects (d) to heighten awareness in the Jewish communities in Scotland of their local cultural and religious heritages. The company is organised by a committee which appoints an Archives Director to administer its affairs.
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 carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To advance, promote, maintain, encourage and improve the education of the public by increasing the public's awareness of Jewish heritage and Jewish culture in Scotland and by encouraging the study of the history of the Jewish community in Scotland by such means and in such manner as may be considered appropriate for the achievement of such object including, without prejudice to the foregoing generality, by gathering, preserving and archiving written, audio-visual and other material in respect of Jewish culture and heritage and the history of the Jewish Community in Scotland and by providing public access to such archives
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £114,851 | £63,525 | 4 | 18 August 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £36,045 | £28,247 | 4 | 5 June 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £31,952 | £30,624 | 4 | 30 June 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £83,769 | £332,495 | 4 | 7 July 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £226,900 | £77,197 | 4 | 6 April 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
- 129 Hill Street, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.sjac.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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