01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC038532
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G2 4TB
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 28 October 2016 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC038532 Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals in Scotland, which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 06 August 2007.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
CILIPS are the professional body for library and information workers in the UK. We advance and support the library profession by providing advocacy, training and support for our approx 1000 members across all library sectors.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The advancement of education by:- 4.1.1 working with CILIP to set, maintain and promote standards of excellence in the creation, management, exploitation and sharing of information and knowledge resources in Scotland. 4.1.2 fostering and promoting education, training, and research in matters connected with information science and libraries and information services 4.2 The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture, science by:- 4.2.1 promoting and encouraging the maintenance of adequate and appropriate provision of library and information services of various kinds in Scotland. 4.2.2 scrutinising any legislation affecting the provision of library and information services and to promoting such further legislation as may be considered necessary to that end.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £79,443 | £78,725 | 0 | 17 June 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £68,387 | £95,317 | 0 | 8 May 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £72,111 | £86,228 | 0 | 21 June 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £49,528 | £64,849 | 0 | 8 June 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £35,109 | £25,737 | 0 | 9 June 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
- Robertson House, 152 Bath Street, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.cilips.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals · 313014
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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