01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC031694
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G1 1XJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The objects of the charity are, within the context of design research, education, and practice, the following: a) the advancement of design research, education, and practice. b) the advancement of environmental protection or improvement. c) the advancement of good citizenship or community development. and d) the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science as it relates to design. The Charity's principal activities as a membership organisation are to run a series of international events, conferences and meetings in order to create and evolve a formal body of knowledge about design. to actively promote cooperation between those actively involved in design research, education, and practice. to produce and disseminate publications such as scientific journals, conference proceedings and reports. and to host a body of knowledge that is available to its members and to the general public.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(a) the advancement of education. (b) the advancement of environmental protection or improvement. (c) the advancement of citizenship or community development. and (d) the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £69,025 | £157,012 | 0 | 1 July 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | £85,487 | £83,517 | 0 | 20 February 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | £101,615 | £41,691 | 0 | 13 March 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | £83,750 | £50,262 | 0 | 26 March 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | £48,112 | £37,722 | 0 | 25 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
- DMEM, University of Strathclyde, 75 Montrose Street, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.designsociety.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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