01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC039533
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- DD115DY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We assist people to research their family history, and collect and conserve records and photographs donated to us. We transcribe gravestones, and other records and have published some of these in book and media formats.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
a) The objects of the Society will be to advance education through promoting and encouraging the public study of Family History, Genealogy and Local History in Buchan by meetings, lectures and publications.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £2,825 | £2,932 | 0 | 10 July 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £3,989 | £3,362 | 0 | 16 June 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £3,170 | £3,032 | 0 | 5 June 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £2,273 | £3,243 | 0 | 31 May 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £1,996 | £3,227 | 0 | 24 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
- 9 Flairs Avenue, Arbroath, Angus
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.buchanroots.scot
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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