01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC055555
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- Not supplied
- Postcode
- EH12 9EG
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of religion
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
3.1 The purposes of the SCIO are:- 3.1.1 the advancement of Catholic education and the Catholic religion through the giving of financial support to archiving, educational and other projects at provincial, diocesan or parish level connected to the heritage and cultural life of the Catholic Church in Scotland and beyond, including: (a) projects which are aimed at or connected to the history, ethos and culture of the Catholic Church and the Catholic Faith. (b) projects in support of the management, preservation and care of archives and collections including through archival museums or other similar facilities. (c) research which is being carried out into archives and collections, or through the use of archives and collections, with the intention of furthering Catholic education or the Catholic religion generally as an outcome of that research. (d) the awarding of grants to other charities with similar purposes including in particular The Columba Trust. and (e) such other charitable purposes as are analogous to the foregoing, in the Trustees' discretion.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not supplied | Not supplied | Not supplied | — | Not 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
- c/o Johnston Smillie,, 5 South Gyle Crescent Lane, , Edinburgh, EH12 9EG
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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