01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048597
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH48 4AL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity supports our Armed Forces, Military Families, Veterans, Tri-Cadet Forces, community groups, schools and communities. We organise Armed Forces Days, events, we fundraise, we create memorials, leaving a legacy, we engage with schools across Scotland, visit and present military displays in schools and communities.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objectives of the Charity shall be: To encourage and support the study/research of the historical findings derived from the events preceding, surrounding and following WW1, WW2 and all subsequent Wars and Conflicts, and to promote the benefit of the participants of the Ancre Somme Association Scotland Charity area/s and its environs of/in United Kingdom (hereinafter called the 'area of benefit') without distinction of age, gender, or religious opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, voluntary and community sector organisations and the inhabitants in a common effort to advance education. (2.1) to maintain and manage [or co-operate with any local authority in the maintenance of] a premises or centre or centres
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £42,708 | £39,937 | 0 | 11 January 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | £35,907 | £31,691 | 0 | 20 November 2024 |
| 31 August 2023 | £37,174 | £33,259 | 0 | 14 December 2023 |
| 31 August 2022 | £79,863 | £81,027 | 0 | 3 April 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | £79,328 | £105,537 | 0 | 23 April 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
- 87 Balbardie Ave, Bathgate, West Lothian
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.asascotland.org
- 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.