01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC043389
- 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
- DD1 4EZ
OSCR note: Previous name - Dundee Museums Foundation from 04/09/2012 to 27/07/2023
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
V&A Dundee Foundation exists to steward remaining funds from the original V&A Dundee Capital Campaign and to continue to promote and raise funds for the museum.
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 makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
4.1 to advance the arts, heritage, culture and science. 4.2 to advance education and research. 4.3 to advance citizenship, community development and economic development in furthering purposes 4.1 and 4.2. and 4.4 the foregoing charitable purposes, which are designed to benefit the people of Dundee, Scotland, the United Kingdom and the rest of the world are to be solely furthered by fund raising for the purposes of supporting and making funds raised available for:- 4.4.1 the establishment, construction, fitting out and promotion of a museum and associated resources and facilities at Discovery Quay, Riverside Drive, Dundee (the 'Museum') and the enhancement and development of the Museum and such associated resources and facilities. 4.4.2 the operation, management and development of the Museum and other resources and facilities which provide: (a) public access to collections of works of art and design including modern, contemporary and future facing creative design and applied arts as well as collections illustrating the heritage of design and innovation in design. and (b) the facilitation and promotion of innovation in design. 4.4.3 the operation, management and development of other museums and associated, exhibitions, resources and facilities in the City of Dundee which provide public access. and 4.4.4 providing a culture-based contribution to civic society and regeneration in Dundee and beyond.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £12,486 | £142,229 | 0 | 19 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £27,614 | £64,242 | 0 | 17 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £63,475 | £42,472 | 0 | 22 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £4,871 | £1,045,201 | 0 | 29 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £1,003,005 | £274,963 | 0 | 20 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
- 1 Riverside Esplanade, Dundee
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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