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Charity Details:

Great North of Scotland Railway Association

SC050156Registered charity from 13 May 2020
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The Name the Charity is Known By GNSRA
Address 32, Leslie Crescent,
WESTHILL,
Aberdeenshire
Postcode AB32 6UZ
Website www.gnsra.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
4 The organisation's purposes are to promote the advancement of the Arts, Heritage, Culture and Science and to promote Education by: 4.1 the study, acquisition and preservation of information, documents, illustrations and artefacts relating to the Great North of Scotland Railway and successor organisations and other transport matters in North East Scotland; 4.2 facilitating and co-ordinating research by members into the history of the Railway; 4.3 fostering the collation and dissemination of information and material so obtained; 4.4 assisting other private, public and professional organisations which have aims and interests similar to those of the Association; 4.5 organising meetings, lectures, exhibitions, tours, and visits for the members and the general public in furtherance of the above; 4.6 publishing books and articles relating to the Great North of Scotland Railway and successor organisations and other transport matters in North East Scotland; 4.7 Issuing donations or grants not exceeding £500 to organisations with similar or parallel purposes to the organisation, at the discretion of the board, to a total annual value not exceeding £1000; 4.8 The preservation of books, photographs and images, artefacts and ephemera pertaining to railways and transport in north-east Scotland.
Details of the charity's operations
Charity Status: Active
Last Updated: 17 Sept 2025
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 13 May 2020
Geographical Spread: A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Main Operating Location: Aberdeenshire
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"
Annual Information Submission History
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Accounts
31 May 2021 £36,145 £13,086 16 Sept 2021 Yes
31 May 2022 £17,755 £19,861 12 Sept 2022 Yes
31 May 2023 £18,480 £14,099 13 Sept 2023 Yes
31 May 2024 £17,443 £13,583 17 Sept 2024 Yes
31 May 2025 £20,640 £17,982 14 Sept 2025 Yes Annual Report Signed_Redacted
*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   .
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