01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC039870
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 369
- Postcode
- SY4 1HW
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4.1 to promote the benefit of the general public by the pursuit and encouragement of field studies in the arts and the sciences with which such studies are consistent or in the opinion of FSC can be advantageously or usefully carried out. 4.2 to advance the education of the public in every kind of field work in any such arts and sciences, and to establish, equip and maintain in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland or elsewhere a centre or centres for field studies, research, meetings and lectures, instruction or by any other charitable means as FSC determines. and 4.3 to promote the benefit of the general public by the protection and preservation of the environment including educating the public in the benefits to the environment of sustainable practices.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £18,421,415 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £18,632,498 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 369 | 16 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £18,793,939 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £18,629,421 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 369 | 19 August 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £17,529,957 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £16,691,460 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 369 | 27 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £17,021,639 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £16,072,157 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 369 | 21 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £12,374,759 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £14,144,138 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 369 | 1 September 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
- Preston Montford, Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.field-studies-council.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
No direct external links on this profile. The official OSCR record and source documentation are available through BritDB’s dedicated source page.
05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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