01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC044553
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 6
- Postcode
- EH1 3YY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Scottish Council on Archives (SCA) is an advocacy and development body for Scotland's archives and records sector, working in partnership with official repositories in local authorities, universities and businesses as well as a wide range of voluntary community groups. Our vision is that Scotland’s documented memory is valued, understood, and shared with everyone. We build national and international partnerships, deliver strategic advice and research, and develop projects spanning stakeholder engagement, education, and quality improvement. SCA is passionate about promoting and enabling the widest possible access to physical and digital archives and records. Through our advocacy work we explore and encourage greater understanding of the potential for archives to enhance cultural, social, economic, and personal wellbeing. Our programmes include: events, workshops, conferences, publications, online resources, and community engagement.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
1. to promote and support the effectiveness and efficiency of archive and records management services across Scotland through a range of advocacy, marketing, co-ordination and development activities in relation to the creation, preservation and archiving of Scotland?s information, culture and heritage. 2. to advance the creation, preservation and archiving of information, culture and heritage. 3. to provide and advance education, training, understanding and responsible awareness of the creation, preservation and archiving in schools, within communities and amongst professionals. 4. to encourage greater access to and use of archives by the public by means of the acquisition, conservation, promotion and exhibition of archives and records. 5. to research and assess the social and economic impact of archives and records management services and to use and promote the results of such research and assessment. and 6. to work in partnership and through networks in achieving these Charitable Purposes and in encouraging participation both professional and voluntary in relation to them.
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 March 2026 | £24,451 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £259,210 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 6 | 6 July 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £251,587 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £259,115 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 6 | 21 July 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £264,545 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £259,883 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 6 | 6 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £283,519 | £0 | £283,417 | £0 | £102 | £0 | £253,916 | £0 | £253,916 | £0 | 6 | 11 July 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £198,005 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £191,056 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 6 | 24 June 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
- General Register House (Room 21), 2 Princes Street , Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.scottisharchives.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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