01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC043929
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- ML3 0EA
OSCR note: Charity's former legal name was Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Heritage Trust from 11/04/2013 - 03/05/2022
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity is set up to preserve the history and artefacts of the Scottish Fire Brigades, to act as a contact point for academics and interested parties who want information either for research or historical referencing and for families interested in firefighter's service history or incidents. In addition to these functions it carries out restoration and servicing of vintage fire appliances and apparatus, as a stand alone organisation or in cooperation with partnership agencies who share or support the work that is done. The Trust also promotes the Scottish Fire And Rescue Service in its work in Community Safety across Scotland, making communities safer and by interacting with the community at public events advertising and supporting the Service's recruitment of members of the public. The Trust provides volunteers to staff the Greenock Fire and Heritage Museum which is seen nationally as a premier tourist visitor attraction and currently holds a 4 Star, Visit Scotland status.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other defined groups
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The advancement of education as to history of the Fire Service in Scotland. The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £65,312 | £51,772 | 0 | 30 May 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | £82,242 | £53,246 | 0 | 30 May 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | £64,620 | £52,629 | 0 | 31 May 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | £59,625 | £35,934 | 0 | 31 May 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | £5,938 | £11,482 | 0 | 11 May 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
- Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, The Fire Heritage Hub, 99 Bothwell Road, Hamilton
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.sfbheritagetrust.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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