01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC037309
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- KY12 8TF
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To promote Scotland/Japan relations and increase knowledge and interest in Japan amongst Scots.
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 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 Society’s object is to promote Scotland – Japan relations, specifically: - (a) to promote learning and advance education in the subject of and with regard to Japan. (b) to promote the study of Japan and its people in all their aspects, traditional and modern, and to make the results of such study more accessible to the general public. (c) to promote the study of Scotland and its culture by Japanese people and to further educational exchanges between Scotland and Japan. (d) the advancement of public education in Japanese and Scottish culture and arts by means of, but not limited to, the provision of grants and awards and the establishment of scholarships.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £6,121 | £9,732 | 0 | 23 January 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £4,424 | £13,313 | 0 | 16 January 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £8,273 | £6,407 | 0 | 7 January 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £7,898 | £5,505 | 0 | 17 January 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £3,300 | £2,257 | 0 | 25 January 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
- 23 Main Street, Low Valleyfield, Dunfermline, Fife
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://japansocietyscotland.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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