Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 1

No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 1

THE SCOTTISH COUNCIL ON ARCHIVES

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Charitable activities	£301,580		£279,628			£283,417
Donations & Legacies
Other Income
Investment Income			£23			£102
Total income	£301,580	£237,757	£279,651	£180,670	£198,005	£283,519
Charitable activities spending	£268,450		£221,798			£253,916
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending	£268,450	£232,913	£221,798	£223,063	£191,056	£253,916
Surplus/deficit	£33,130	£4,844	£57,853	-£42,393	£6,949	£29,603

Established: 10 years

www.scottisharchives.org.uk

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of citizenship or community development

Where it operates

Scotland and other parts of the UK, 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 Scottish Council on Archives
£9,600	27/08/2018	Theatre of Remembrance
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Scottish Council on Archives
£540,000	21/05/2013	Opening Up Scotland's Archives

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 30/12/2013, number: SC044553

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

, EH1 3YY

Objectives

1. to promote and support the effectiveness and efficiency of archive and records management services across Scotland through a range of advocacy, marketing, co-ordination and development activities in relation to the creation, preservation and archiving of Scotland?s information, culture and heritage. 2. to advance the creation, preservation and archiving of information, culture and heritage. 3. to provide and advance education, training, understanding and responsible awareness of the creation, preservation and archiving in schools, within communities and amongst professionals. 4. to encourage greater access to and use of archives by the public by means of the acquisition, conservation, promotion and exhibition of archives and records. 5. to research and assess the social and economic impact of archives and records management services and to use and promote the results of such research and assessment. and 6. to work in partnership and through networks in achieving these Charitable Purposes and in encouraging participation both professional and voluntary in relation to them.

Data Sources