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Dictionaries of the Scots Language

SC032910Registered charity from 08 April 2002
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The Name the Charity is Known By DSL
Address Third Floor
3 Hill Street
New Town
Edinburgh
Postcode EH2 3JP
Website https://dsl.ac.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
4 The organisation’s purposes are for the advancement of education and heritage. To achieve these purposes, we: 4.1 Maintain and develop Dictionaries of the Scots Language Online as the nation’s authority on the meaning, history, and forms of the vocabulary of Scots from the beginnings to the present day. 4.2 Produce smaller lexicographical publications and datasets to meet the needs of particular groups, the needs of the Scottish Government, and for fundraising purposes. 4.3 Contribute our lexical and lexicographical expertise to publicly-funded projects that aim to support and encourage speakers, readers, writers, learners, teachers, and students of Scots.
Details of the charity's operations
Charity Status: Active
Last Updated: 31 Mar 2025
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 08 Jan 2021
Previous Constitutional Form 1: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Previous Constitutional Form 1 Date: 08 Apr 2002
Geographical Spread: Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
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 carries out activities or services itself"
Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 8 January 2021 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Company name: Scottish Language Dictionaries Limited, company number: SC230070).
Annual Information Submission History
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Accounts
31 Mar 2021 £204,143 £230,440 09 Nov 2021 Yes
31 Mar 2022 £230,289 £217,300 24 Aug 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £233,617 £172,340 20 Sept 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £245,538 £196,670 26 Nov 2024 Yes DSL 2023-24 Final signed accounts_Redacted
31 Mar 2025 No Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2025
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