OSCR Scottish charity profile

Industrial Museums Scotland

Known as IMS

ActiveCharity number SC047142
Registered1 February 2017
Main locationNorth Ayrshire
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC047142
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
1
Postcode
KA12 8QE

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Industrial Museums Scotland is a collective of Scottish industrial museums established for knowledge sharing between collections. We aim to advocate for and celebrate Scotland's industrial heritage and do this through regular group meetings, training, events, conferences and group projects.

Charitable purposes

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

Beneficiaries

  • Other defined groups
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

This clause shall be interpreted as if it incorporates an over-riding qualification limiting the powers of the SCIO such that any activity which would otherwise be permitted by the terms of this Constitution may be carried on only if that activity furthers a purpose which is regarded as charitable. Subject to that overriding qualification, the SCIO is established for charitable purposes only and the SCIO's principal purpose is the advancement of heritage and culture in Scotland.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£53,234£81,188116 April 2026
31 March 2024£160,437£147,881115 December 2025
31 March 2023£27,326£98,800129 February 2024
31 March 2022£59,906£25,349129 March 2023
31 March 2021£15,000£19,336131 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
c/o Scottish Maritime Museum, The Linthouse, Gottries Road, Irvine, Ayrshire
Website supplied to OSCR
http://www.goindustrial.co.uk/
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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