01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050156
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- AB32 6UZ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Great North of Scotland Railway Association (GNSRA) was created to facilitate the study, acquisition and preservation of information, documents, illustrations and artefacts relating to the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR) and successor organisations and other transport matters in North-East Scotland. It aims to foster the collation and dissemination of information and material so obtained and assist other private, public and professional organisations which have aims and interests similar to those of the Association by organising meetings, lectures, exhibitions, tours, and visits for the members and the general public in furtherance of these aims. The Association regularly publishes books and articles relating to the Great North of Scotland Railway and successor organisations and other transport matters in North-East Scotland.
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 carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4 The organisation's purposes are to promote the advancement of the Arts, Heritage, Culture and Science and to promote Education by: 4.1 the study, acquisition and preservation of information, documents, illustrations and artefacts relating to the Great North of Scotland Railway and successor organisations and other transport matters in North East Scotland. 4.2 facilitating and co-ordinating research by members into the history of the Railway. 4.3 fostering the collation and dissemination of information and material so obtained. 4.4 assisting other private, public and professional organisations which have aims and interests similar to those of the Association. 4.5 organising meetings, lectures, exhibitions, tours, and visits for the members and the general public in furtherance of the above. 4.6 publishing books and articles relating to the Great North of Scotland Railway and successor organisations and other transport matters in North East Scotland. 4.7 Issuing donations or grants not exceeding £500 to organisations with similar or parallel purposes to the organisation, at the discretion of the board, to a total annual value not exceeding £1000. 4.8 The preservation of books, photographs and images, artefacts and ephemera pertaining to railways and transport in north-east Scotland.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | £20,640 | £17,982 | 0 | 14 September 2025 |
| 31 May 2024 | £17,443 | £13,583 | 0 | 17 September 2024 |
| 31 May 2023 | £18,480 | £14,099 | 0 | 13 September 2023 |
| 31 May 2022 | £17,755 | £19,861 | 0 | 12 September 2022 |
| 31 May 2021 | £36,145 | £13,086 | 0 | 16 September 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
- 32, Leslie Crescent, , WESTHILL, , Aberdeenshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.gnsra.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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