01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC046387
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH8 8DL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
1. Fostering creative excellence in all written, spoken and broadcast language media in Scotland. 2. Encouraging awareness of contemporary literature and oral literature traditions in all languages of Scotland and in all sectors of society. 3. Increasing knowledge of Scotland's literary heritage. 4. Advancing education in formal and informal settings by these means. 5. Promoting writers and writing in their local, national and international contexts. 6. Advancing publishing in Scotland as a vital part of our literary, educational and cultural infrastructure
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
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 carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation's purpose is to advance arts, culture and heritage through the practice and dissemination of literature, by 1. Fostering creative excellence in all written, spoken and broadcast language media in Scotland. 2. Encouraging awareness of contemporary literature and oral literary traditions in all the languages of Scotland and in all sectors of society. 3. Increasing knowledge of Scotland?s literary heritage. 4. Advancing education in formal and informal settings by these means. 5. Promoting writers and writing in their local, national and international contexts. 6. Advancing publishing in Scotland as a vital part of our literary, educational and cultural infrastructure.
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 2025 | £61,897 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £14,622 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 29 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £49,047 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £43,329 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 19 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £47,407 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £43,297 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 30 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £37,459 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £31,360 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 22 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £600 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £27,620 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 7 December 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 Melting Pot, 15 Calton Road, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- http://www.literaturealliancescotland.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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