OSCR Scottish charity profile

National Library of Scotland Foundation

ActiveCharity number SC043799
Registered19 February 2013
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC043799
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH30 9SJ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The objects of the Foundation are to advance the charitable purposes of National Library of Scotland to include the advancement of arts, heritage and culture and the advancement of education by making grants and providing financial support for projects and activities being carried out by and supported by the National Library of Scotland.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

Constitutional objectives

The objects of the Foundation are to advance the charitable purposes of National Library of Scotland to include the advancement of arts, heritage and culture and the advancement of education by making grants and providing financial support for projects and activities being carried out by and supported by the National Library of Scotland.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£48,032£77,684031 October 2025
31 March 2024£50,847£137,355024 October 2024
31 March 2023£40,487£404,364029 October 2023
31 March 2022£24,189£993,149016 August 2022
31 March 2021£30,191£0020 October 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
The Rowans, 9 Butlaw, South Queensferry
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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