Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 7

Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3
Future income +5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 13

SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF SCOTLAND

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker and there are significant future grants due to be received
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/05/17	31/05/18	31/05/19	31/05/20	31/05/21	31/05/22	31/05/23
Charitable activities		£257,448	£405,348	£381,072	£276,584		£394,661
Donations & Legacies		£194,219	£997,567	£22,347	£198,442		£105,350
Other Income				£190,974			£198,653
Investment Income		£36,903	£37,191	£36,436	£51,512		£61,288
Total income	£595,366	£488,570	£1,440,106	£630,829	£526,538	£566,054	£759,952
Charitable activities spending		£525,552	£637,148	£653,109	£655,390		£867,494
Fundraising costs		1%	0%	1%	1%	1%	1%
Other spending
Total spending	£541,276	£529,564	£641,012	£657,313	£661,118	£688,407	£874,303
Surplus/deficit	£54,090	-£40,994	£799,094	-£26,484	-£134,580	-£122,353	-£114,351

Established: 122 years

www.socantscot.org

Listed activities

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

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Where it operates

Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
£228,850	03/10/2023	Scotlands Heritage Hub (Community engagement and Case of support testing stage of the project)
Architectural Heritage Fund - Grant to Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
£10,000	13/06/2023	John Donald & Co. China, Glass and Earthenware Merchants
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
£5,900	27/03/2017	SSB Runestone ramblings: The retelling of a unique Scottish - Swedish story and shared heritage
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
£10,000	22/10/2013	Scotland’s Global Heritage: a sustainable future for the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 24/01/1902, number: SC010440

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

National Museum Of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF

Objectives

The purpose of the Society shall be the study of the Antiquities and History of Scotland, more especially by means of Archaeological Research.

Data Sources