01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC051108
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- ML6 9DU
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Society advances public education in the history and heritage of policing in Lanarkshire and its constituent forces. We provide public benefit by increasing knowledge and understanding of local policing history through meetings, talks, publications, research, and community engagement. We work to identify, preserve and promote access to historic police archives, documents and artefacts, ensuring this important aspect of Lanarkshire’s civic heritage remains available for educational and research purposes. Our activities are open to the public, and any fees charged are set only to cover costs and not restrict participation. We also encourage and publish research into Lanarkshire’s policing history for wider public benefit.
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
The object of the Society is to advance the public education in the history and heritage of Lanarkshire police and its constituent forces. In the furtherance of that objective, the Society aims to act as a focal point and network for all who are interested in the subject, to encourage the preservation of relevant police archives and artefacts and promote their accessibility to the general public and to forge and maintain strategic links with the local community and relevant academic institutions. It is also our intention to encourage research into all aspects of the history of the police in Lanarkshire and to publish the useful results of such research.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2026 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 May 2025 | £12,879 | £9,221 | 0 | 23 February 2026 |
| 31 May 2024 | £16,258 | £4,517 | 0 | 28 February 2025 |
| 31 May 2023 | £930 | £2,508 | 0 | 10 February 2024 |
| 31 May 2022 | £4,414 | £1,063 | 0 | 26 February 2023 |
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
- 6 Bellsdyke Road , Cairnhill , Airdrie
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.lphs.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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