01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC047866
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 5
- Postcode
- HS1 2SD
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Publication of books related to furthering charity's objectives. Many of our titles are related to Scotland, history, nature and social issues. The books are published in either Gaelic or English. Books for both children and adults are produced.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
to carry on in the United Kingdom and elsewhere the advancement of education, arts, heritage and culture for public benefit and with charitable purposes whether by itself or through subsidiary or associated companies or firms or promoters, publishers, proprietors and commissioners of educational and general material in Gaelic and any other language for the purposes of education, instruction, information and recreation and for use in schools, colleges, libraries and elsewhere, in the form of books and associated literary merchandising that can be accessed by any member of the public.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | 5 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £252,832 | £269,746 | 5 | 1 September 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £266,025 | £272,450 | 5 | 15 August 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £254,792 | £250,450 | 5 | 17 August 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £230,720 | £242,401 | 5 | 1 September 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
- Acair An Tosgan, 54 Seaforth Road, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.acairbooks.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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