Charity Details

Scottish Castles Association

SC029654Registered charity from 05 June 1999

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Charity Information:

The Name the Charity is Known By The Scottish Castles Association

Address The Merchant's House
70 High St
Brechin
Angus

Postcode DD9 6EY

Website https://scotlandscastles.org

Regulatory Type Standard

Object:

(i) To encourage, by charitable means but not othenvise, the protection, preservation, restoration, research, study and appreciation of Scottish castles, tower houses and manor houses, together with their associated furnishings, settings, gardens and designed landscapes being of merit or historic interest and situated in Scotland (ii) To co-operate with other bodies with similar aims (iii) To do anything which maybe considered to be incidental or conducive to the attainment of all or any of the objects

Operations:

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

We aim to further knowledge of Scotland's architectural castle heritage, and encourage the restoration and conservation of castles, tower houses and similar buildings. We produce regular newsletters and an annual Journal to members, as well as organising castle tours within Scotland . We also organise conferences on specific topics relevant to our aims, which involve other organisations with similar aims.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association

Constitutional Form Date: 05 Jun 1999

Main Operating Location: Fife

Number of Staff: 0

Number of Charity Trustees: 14

Number of Volunteers: 1-50

Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science", "the advancement of environmental protection or improvement"

Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals", "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 Dec 2021	£4,833	£3,236	22 Sept 2022	Yes
31 Dec 2022	£10,064	£8,533	28 Sept 2023	Yes
31 Dec 2023	£15,472	£10,840	11 Sept 2024	Yes
31 Dec 2024	£44,739	£18,527	29 Sept 2025	Yes	Accounts are currently awaiting redaction
31 Dec 2025			No	Annual Information due by 30 Sept 2026
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
Simon	Forder
Alastair	Bain
Robbie	Beaton
Phillip	Plevey
John Alastair	Milne
Margaret	Weir
Dorothy	Newlands of Lauriston
Diana	Monteith
John	Hunter
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