01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048044
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- KW16 3BY
OSCR note: Orkney Archaeology Society (OAS) [SCIO] -SC048044 was established to replace Orkney Archaeology Society- SC030611
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We work as a charity to support, protect and promote the archaeology of Orkney. We work in partnership with other organisations in Orkney to do this, as well as arranging our own events. We publish an annual review that is provided free to members and sold to the public at £10.00
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 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
Orkney Archaeology Societys purpose is to educate the people of Orkney, and beyond, about the art, heritage and culture of the people who have lived in Orkney from pre-historic times to the near present day. Orkney has a rich history of evidenced occupation over the last 8,000 years, and there is keen, and growing, interest in its past.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £134,860 | £129,945 | 0 | 24 September 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £61,682 | £64,867 | 0 | 1 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £41,651 | £36,462 | 0 | 27 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £104,963 | £37,801 | 0 | 8 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £12,145 | £15,150 | 0 | 6 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
- 25 Graham Place, Stromness, Orkney
- Website supplied to OSCR
- http://orkneyarchaeologysociety.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
No direct external links on this profile. The official OSCR record and source documentation are available through BritDB’s dedicated source page.
05 Provenance
Source for this profile
© Crown Copyright and database right 2026. Contains information from the Scottish Charity Register supplied by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. BritDB is an independent service and does not claim to be the Scottish Charity Register.