OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Kilt Museum

ActiveCharity number SC054847
Registered19 December 2025
Main locationGlasgow City
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC054847
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
Not supplied
Staff
Not supplied
Postcode
G2 1BP

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of health
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • 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

(a) To advance education by collecting, preserving, interpreting, and exhibiting kilts, tartans, and related Scottish heritage artefacts for the public benefit. (b) To advance heritage and culture by creating a permanent and accessible museum celebrating the history and evolution of Highland dress and Scottish identity. (c) To advance the arts through temporary exhibitions, workshops, and artist commissions related to textile craft, tailoring, and contemporary reinterpretations of the kilt. (d) To advance community development and inclusion by providing cultural and educational spaces for public engagement, volunteerism, intergenerational activities, and inclusive storytelling from diverse Scottish communities and diaspora. (e) To advance citizenship by supporting public learning, fostering national pride, and enhancing cultural literacy through participatory programming and outreach. (f) To advance public health and wellbeing by providing educational and therapeutic programmes – including movement and physical activity workshops – which promote mental health, discipline, and cross-cultural understanding.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

1 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
Not suppliedNot suppliedNot suppliedNot supplied

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
Clyde Offices, 2nd Floor, 48 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 1BP
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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