OSCR Scottish charity profile

28 Group Observed (SCIO)

ActiveCharity number SC046094
Registered2 November 2015
Main locationMidlothian
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC046094
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH22 4HX

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Providing educational talks, literature and guided visits for the general public relating to the Royal Observer Corps and their role in both the Second World War and the Cold War. The advancement of heritage by preserving the Royal Observer Corps Group & Sector Control bunker at Craigiebarns in Dundee and other Royal Observer Corps sites served by the 28 Group Control Bunker. The archiving of related materials & information to enable future research.

Charitable purposes

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

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are: 4.1 The advancement of education by providing educational talks, materials and guided visits for the general public relating to the Royal Observer Corps and their role in both the Second World War and the Cold War 4.2 The advancement of heritage by preserving, and helping others to preserve, the Royal Observer Corps Group Control bunker at Craigiebarns in Dundee and at other Royal Observer Corps sites in group served by the Group Control Bunker, as well as providing a research facility and archive for Cold War related materials.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 November 2025£9,658£9,767024 July 2026
30 November 2024£8,290£9,520012 July 2025
30 November 2023£11,578£11,514030 July 2024
30 November 2022£8,007£7,33208 June 2023
30 November 2021£2,571£1,798024 July 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
27 Kippielaw Medway, Easthouses, Dalkeith, Midlothian
Website supplied to OSCR
www.28group.org.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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