01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC033659
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- EH1 2PG
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on the 28 November 2012 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by The Building Limes Forum SC033659 which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 13 September 2002.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The purposes of The Building Limes Forum are to encourage expertise and understanding in the appropriate use of building limes and education in the standards of production, preparation, application and after-care. The Forum is a membership organisation which brings together people interested in building limes for the exchange of knowledge and experience. We hold an annual gathering with lectures, visits and skills demonstrations, as well as ad hoc smaller events. We also publish a Journal its journal, and regular newsletters.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- 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
2.1 advance education in the appropriate use of lime in building, whether in traditional structures or new-build. 2.2 advance the art, heritage, culture and science of building limes through exchange of information and expertise, promotion of traditional building skills, development of appropriate industrial and craft skills and techniques, and participation in research. 2.3 advance environmental protection or improvement through the promotion of the appropriate use of building limes.
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 | £74,893 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £67,463 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 30 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £81,807 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £74,625 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 22 July 2026 |
| 31 December 2023 | £75,115 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £49,688 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 24 April 2025 |
| 31 December 2022 | £24,919 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £35,109 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 28 February 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £34,762 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £41,383 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 14 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
- Riddle's Court, 322 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.buildinglimesforum.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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