OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Dumbarton Castle Society

ActiveCharity number SC037549
Registered23 October 2006
Main locationWest Dunbartonshire
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC037549
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
G82 3HD

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The Dumbarton Castle Society was inaugurated around 2005 to create a volunteer group which focusses on promoting and enhancing Dumbarton Castle in the context of working with local partners such as West Dunbartonshire Council, Historic Environment Scotland, Bellsmyre Digital Community, etc.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

To educate the public as to the historical significance of Dumbarton Castle, Dumbarton, West Dumbartonshire, Scotland (hereinafter referred to as 'the Castle') which object shall include but not be limited to the education of school children and other students.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£2,550£0030 December 2025
31 March 2024£20£1,909024 December 2024
31 March 2023£620£0030 December 2023
31 March 2022£1,883£0031 December 2022
31 March 2021£150£297031 December 2021

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
21 Braeside Drive, Bellsmyre, Dumbarton
Website supplied to OSCR
r.aitken2207@gmail.com
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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