Charity Details

Museums Galleries Scotland

SC015593Registered charity from 10 February 1967

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Charity Information:

Address 33 Castle Street
Edinburgh

Postcode EH2 3DN

Website www.museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk

Regulatory Type Standard

Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Object:

(a) to advance culture, heritage and education through the promotion and support of museums and art galleries which are situated in Scotland (such museums and art galleries and their collections to be hereinafter referred to as "museums''), and by enabling the preservation of heritage and culture in Scotland for the public benefit; and (b) to promote such similar charitable purposes, objects or institutions in such proportions and manner as the directors shall think fit

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

MGS is the National Development Body for the Scottish museums sector. We support 450 museums and galleries through strategic investment, advice, advocacy , skills development and other means. In collaboration with the museums and galleries sector and a wide range of partners we lead the delivery of Scotland's Museums and Galleries Strategy. Our vision is that Scotland's museums and galleries are thriving, connected and resilient organisations which are agile in embracing change. As an independent charity we receive core funding from Scottish Government which also provides funding to be distributed via grants directly to the museums and galleries sector. Our impact is enhanced by project-based funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Art Fund and People's Postcode Trust.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Constitutional Form Date: 10 Feb 1967

Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh

Number of Staff: 39

Number of Volunteers: 0

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"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations", "It carries out activities or services itself"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2021	£11,161,236	£10,490,010	30 Sept 2021	Yes
31 Mar 2022	£10,002,226	£6,896,357	27 Oct 2022	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£5,301,329	£9,184,895	19 Sept 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£4,191,740	£4,088,737	16 Dec 2024	Yes
31 Mar 2025	£4,140,539	£4,004,867	24 Oct 2025	Yes	Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
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 .

Income and Expenditure:

Charity Trustees:

First Name	Last Name
Nkechinyere	Dinkpa
Susan	Jamieson
Mhairi	Cross
Duncan	Dornan
Patricia	Convery
Rhona	Arthur
Neil	Easson
Stuart	Robertson
Christine	McLean
Matthew	Moran
Michael	Benson
Veena	Muthuraman
Abeer	Eladany
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