01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC051658
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH6 6RZ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Provide training courses in lapidary work in order to maintain the Scottish lapidary traditions. This is a requirement for full Club membership but training is also provided to interested people from other parts of the country who, for example, wish to set up local lapidary clubs. Provide facilities in our premises to allow members to work on their own lapidary projects (including silver work and gem faceting). Maintain and extend our extensive collection of mineral specimens for the education of our members and visiting members of the public. Organise lectures in the Club premises, including the annual Heddle lecture. Continue our outreach work to educate the public in the lapidary arts and Scottish mineralogy.
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
The Club's purposes are, for the benefit of the public in Scotland and elsewhere: (a) to advance education in relation to natural minerals and lapidary. (b) to provide training in the craftsmanship of stones, minerals, gemstones and associated metalwork. and (c) to advance the heritage and culture surrounding the Scottish lapidary tradition.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £26,341 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £26,655 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 9 April 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | £27,472 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £25,789 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 28 May 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | £27,542 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £26,655 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 28 April 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | £23,513 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £27,536 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 22 June 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
- 20 Maritime Lane, Leith
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.lapidary.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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