01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050689
- 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
- KY12 0SJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We are set up to restore railway items and use them to develop our collection and make these available for the public to view and see working, on our regular open days and on special events we hold to tell the story of the local railway history.
Charitable purposes
- 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
4.1 To advance knowledge of and education in railway transport heritage for the benefit of the public by way of restoring and developing railway facilities and workshop facility in the former Locomotive Shed (Shed 47) within the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum site at Lathalmond, to provide a heritage centre. 4.2 For the advancement of heritage and educational purposes, to restore items of railway equipment in Shed 47 at Lathalmond for use and display, where such items prime function can be demonstrated to the public. 4.3 In addition to the workshop facility the organisation shall continue to develop the public face as Lathalmond Railway Museum to store, display and demonstrate railway heritage artefacts.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 December 2024 | £24,670 | £25,385 | 0 | 25 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £17,098 | £26,366 | 0 | 24 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £39,642 | £16,672 | 0 | 20 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £25,840 | £15,089 | 0 | 13 September 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 SVBM M90 , Commerce Park , Lathalmond , Dunfermline
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.shed47.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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