OSCR Scottish charity profile

Scottish Centre of Tagore Studies

Known as ScoTs

ActiveCharity number SC050485
Registered18 September 2020
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC050485
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH15 1SQ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The purpose of the Scottish Centre of Tagore Studies is to widen the understanding and appreciation of Rabindranath Tagore and Patrick Geddes in the modern world, stressing their environmental and educational achievement and its global importance today. It builds on Rabindranath Tagore’s legacy and maintains his vision through the exchange of ideas, sharing information and knowledge and developing research. It connects scholars, artists and writers dedicated to working with the ideas and work of Rabindranath Tagore and his circle, and those who continue to carry forward these ideas through their research and work which it publishes in its journal, 'Gitanjali and Beyond’. It has a network of international research fellows and is committed to data sharing, publication and cultural exchange with centres and institutions globally, with the focus on India and the UK. As a research and culture centre, it dedicated to Scottish-Indian collaboration and global engagement.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The advancement of Education and Research into Tagore's writing and its relevance today.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 September 2025£15,297£29,465015 July 2026
30 September 2024£21,820£7,336029 April 2025
30 September 2023£7,080£6,280030 June 2024
30 September 2022£620£50001 July 2023
30 September 2021£0£0015 July 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
49 Duddingston Avenue, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, County (optional), County (optional)
Website supplied to OSCR
https://scotstagore.org
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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