OSCR Scottish charity profile

Gala Water Archive

ActiveCharity number SC052917
Registered31 October 2023
Main locationScottish Borders
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC052917
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
TD1 2SD

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

To advance the public education in the history and heritage of Gala Water Valley and to act as a focal point and network for all who are interested in the subject, to encourage the collection, preservation and recording of archives and artefacts and promote their accessibility to the general public and to forge and maintain strategic links with the local community.3.1.2 To advance the heritage and culture of the local area by providing a heritage experience for the community, and visitors as well as serving as a local heritage visitor attraction and community archive for the recording, restoration and promotion, of the rich history of the Gala Water Valle

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

3.1.1 To advance the public education in the history and heritage of Gala Water Valley and to act as a focal point and network for all who are interested in the subject, to encourage the collection, preservation and recording of archives and artefacts and promote their accessibility to the general public and to forge and maintain strategic links with the local community. 3.1.2 To advance the heritage and culture of the local area by providing a heritage experience for the community, and visitors as well as serving as a local heritage visitor attraction and community archive for the recording, restoration and promotion, of the rich history of the Gala Water Valley.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

2 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
6 April 2026£32,263£16,134020 July 2026
6 April 2025£31,693£16,668028 July 2025

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
2 Mill Road, 2 Mill Road, Stow, Scottish Borders
Website supplied to OSCR
http://stowparisharchive.org.uk/
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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