OSCR Scottish charity profile

V&A Dundee Foundation SCIO

ActiveCharity number SC043389
Registered4 September 2012
Main locationDundee City
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
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
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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

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£12,486£142,229019 November 2025
31 March 2024£27,614£64,242017 December 2024
31 March 2023£63,475£42,472022 December 2023
31 March 2022£4,871£1,045,201029 December 2022
31 March 2021£1,003,005£274,963020 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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