01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC046558
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH54 6LD
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We are set up to enhance education, historic research,. We also preserve and protect our military history and make it available to the public to enjoy and learn about. We now also provide a veterans hub, and a safe place for military Veterans. The museum is open 7 days a week, Mondays and Thursdays are set aside for school groups or organisations. We are 100% run by volunteers , most of which are veterans.
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
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
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 Museum will be an interactive educational resource for all educational establishments as well as always open to the general public. The museum will also offer a facility for anyone to do research in to their families Military History, or for students to research history as part of their studies. It will also be a place that will preserve the nation's military heritage and make that heritage available for the public to appreciate and enjoy. The long term plan will include an area of open land that will be transformed in to a landscape resembling the Somme battlefield trenches. This area will be available as an educational resource, open to the general public & also available for re-enactment events of movie productions.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | £16,725 | £17,317 | 0 | 27 February 2026 |
| 31 May 2024 | £21,452 | £20,033 | 0 | 26 February 2025 |
| 31 May 2023 | £37,085 | £42,851 | 0 | 28 February 2024 |
| 31 May 2022 | £26,631 | £62,261 | 0 | 1 March 2023 |
| 31 May 2021 | £62,274 | £26,423 | 0 | 28 February 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
- 52 Granby Avenue, Livingston, West Lothian
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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