01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC045987
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- ML12 6NH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Set up to promote the work of Hugh MacDiarmid and Scottish Literature in General. We do this by acting on decisions taken at our meetings.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, in connection with the advancement of education, the arts, heritage and culture only
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £33,016 | £31,857 | 0 | 6 May 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | £2,557 | £2,479 | 0 | 15 January 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | £7,153 | £5,711 | 0 | 27 March 2024 |
| 31 October 2022 | £33,165 | £40,479 | 0 | 20 February 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | £14,584 | £20,095 | 0 | 28 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
- Woodend Lodge, Eastend, Thankerton, Biggar, South Lanarkshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.macdiarmidsbrownsbank.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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