01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC036819
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 12
- Postcode
- DD1 5BT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We run a museum and carry out wildlife and heritage conservation on South Georgia
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 makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Charitable Purposes of the Trust (lithe Charitable Purposes II) are to achieve public benefit, in relation to the UK Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the . South Sandwich Islands and its surrounding waters (lithe Area of Benefit'), by: 3.1.1 conserving and protecting the physical and natural environment and biodiversity of the Area of Benefit, to include raising awareness of threats thereto and taking steps, or encouraging or working with others to take steps, to meet or overcome these. 3.1.2 preserving, conserving and protecting buildings, monuments, structures and artefacts, to include ships and marine artefacts 3.1.3 advancing the education of the public in the historical and human heritage and industrial and marine archaeology of the Area of Benefit, to include supporting and assisting others who do so. and 3.1.4 supporting, managing and promoting South Georgia Museum, including the acquisition, development, curation and maintenance of a collection of relevant and appropriate historical records and artefacts.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £3,069,466 | £1,543,533 | 12 | 27 March 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £1,633,935 | £1,068,857 | 12 | 31 March 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £745,818 | £1,182,225 | 12 | 15 April 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £1,031,708 | £762,820 | 12 | 4 April 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £626,737 | £659,633 | 12 | 15 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
- Verdant Works, West Henderson's Wynd, Dundee, Dundee, Angus
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.sght.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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