01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC052417
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- G4 9SS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Alasdair Gray Archive aims to: - Promote, protect and advance visual and literary arts for the public benefit with particular emphasis (although not exclusively) on works created by Alasdair Gray. - Advance the knowledge of the life and work of Alasdair Gray through exhibitions, commissions, research and publications. - Foster, promote and develop education opportunities in relation to the work of Alasdair Gray. - Create an archive of key works to serve as a source of information about the life and work of Alasdair Gray and to provide public access to this collection. - Support and inspire others through the provision of tiered series of awards, residencies, student placements and commissions.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The promotion, preservation, and education of the public of the collection of works by Alisdair Gray and more generally by (amongst other things):- * Commissioning, publishing, distributing and archiving research, literature, paintings and other materials. * Acquiring, creating and preserving works of art, including paintings, photographs, literature and other works, including sourcing suitable locations for storing and/or displaying such items. * Restoring and maintaining items of historical significance. and * Organising, managing, promoting and sponsoring various functions and events, including exhibitions, seminars, lectures and tours. (ii) to promote similar charitable purposes, objects or institutions in such proportions and manner as the Trustees think fit
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | 1 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £222,089 | £232,437 | 1 | 20 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £222,089 | £232,437 | 1 | 12 December 2024 |
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
- The Alasdair Gray Archive, The Whisky Bond, 2 Dawson Road
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.thealasdairgrayarchive.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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