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Charity Details:

Scottish Society For Northern Studies

SC010647Registered charity from 01 November 1979
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Address c/o Department of Scandinavian Studies
University of Edinburgh
50 George Square
Edinburgh
Postcode EH8 9LH
Website www.ssns.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
2. Primarily in a Scottish context, to encourage and advance researchand education in and develop an informed interest and understanding of 'Northern Studies', being academic studies into aspects of the Scandinavian and *related cultures , and in furtherance of these objectives : a. to promote research especially multi- and inter-discip linary research into such studies within universities and similar bodies and amongst the wider community . b. to interest and support university students in such studies with a view to encouraging them to pursue them after graduation . c. to arrange regular conferences and/or public lectures in order to disseminate and encourage new research, the work of the Society and community involvement. d. to produce a regular academic journal 'Northern Studies' and such occasional publications as further promote such studies and the Society. e. to liaise and develop partnerships with and support similar bodies and individuals in the pursuit of such studies in Scotland and elsewhere. f. to encourage other activities to attain these objectives . * 'Related cultures' are notably but not exclusively other Nordic cultures and the Celtic and Scottish cultures . Subject areas include: Scandinavian, Celtic and Scottish History; Language, Dialect and Placenames; Archaeology and Geography; Viking- and Norse-Period Studies; Literature.
Details of the charity's operations
Charity Status: Active
Last Updated: 05 Dec 2024
Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association
Constitutional Form Date: 01 Nov 1979
Geographical Spread: UK and overseas
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Purposes: "the advancement of education","the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"
Beneficiaries: "Other defined groups"
Types of activity undertaken: "It does none of these"
Annual Information Submission History
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Accounts
31 Aug 2020 £13,324 £11,120 16 Sept 2020 Yes
31 Aug 2021 £8,409 £7,784 18 Sept 2021 Yes
31 Aug 2022 £13,507 £11,894 23 Sept 2022 Yes
31 Aug 2023 £12,556 £12,620 31 Oct 2023 Yes
31 Aug 2024 £15,674 £13,325 02 Dec 2024 Yes Not published by OSCR
*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OSCR allowed an additional 9 months grace period for charities that were overdue/late when their annual information due by date fell between 01 March 2020 and 31 March 2021.

If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Information on details of charity trustees

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When a charity publishes its accounts on its website and has supplied us with a link, we have made this available. From late 2017, where the charity is a company, a registered social landlord or is also registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, a link is provided to the relevant regulator’s website where the accounts are made available. We accept no responsibility for the functionality, accuracy, or content of external websites – if you experience a technical issue with an external link, you should contact the charity directly.

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