01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049474
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 47
- Postcode
- WC1H 9HQ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the Institute shall be to work for the benefit of the public to promote education and knowledge through the establishment and development of libraries and information services and to advance information science (being the science and practice of the collection, collation, evaluation and organised dissemination of information)
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £3,254,335 | £4,128,477 | 47 | 28 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £3,730,510 | £6,484,381 | 47 | 2 January 2025 |
| 31 December 2022 | £3,849,026 | £4,291,071 | 47 | 2 January 2024 |
| 31 December 2021 | £4,091,535 | £3,907,107 | 47 | 24 October 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £3,946,319 | −£3,871,193 | 47 | 6 October 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
- C/o Woburn House, 20-24 Tavistock Square , London
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.cilip.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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