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Board Of Trustees Of National Museums Of Scotland

A Registered Charity based in Scotland

Active Registered Charity (Scotland)

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GB-SC-SC011130

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Description

Section2 (1) of the National Heritage (Scotland) Act 1985 states: So far as practicable and subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board shall (a) care for, preserve and add to the objects in their collections, (b) secure that the objects are exhibited to and interpreted for the public, (c) secure that the objects are available to persons seeking to inspect them in connection with study or research, (d) generally promote the public's awareness, appreciation and understanding of matters agricultural, archaeological, architectural, artistic, cultural, environmental, historical, industrial, military, scientific and social both by means of the Board's collections and by such other means. including collaboration with other institutions, as they consider appropriate, and (e) provide education, instruction and advice and carry out research.

Also known as

  • National Museums Scotland

OSCR Charity number

SC011130

Registered

Postcode

EH1 1JF

Website

nms.ac.uk

Latest income

£37,026,000 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Office of Scottish Charity Regulator Charity Register Download published by Office of Scottish Charity Regulator.

Board Of Trustees Of National Museums Of Scotland

GB-SC-SC011130

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Registered Office in the UK

Board Of Trustees Of National Museums Of Scotland

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-SC-SC011130 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.

Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.

GB-SC gives the scheme for this identifier (Scottish Charity Register), while SC011130 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

Board Of Trustees Of National Museums Of Scotland (this record)

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Last updated 2024-04-25

National Museums Scotland

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Board Of Trustees Of National Museums Of Scotland

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Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

Activities (OSCR)

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Beneficiaries (OSCR)

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Purposes (OSCR)

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

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Museums, zoos, parks, historical sites and similar institutions A12

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Armed forces AF
  • Economic and community development EC » Rural and farming areas EC105
  • Education ED
  • Heritage HR
  • Heritage HR » Archaeology HR101
  • Heritage HR » History HR103
  • Heritage HR » Museum HR105
  • Research RS
  • Research RS » Science RS103

Board Of Trustees Of National Museums Of Scotland

GB-SC-SC011130

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1958-02-26 Registered as a charity
2017-03-31 34,529 32,325
2018-03-31 31,481,000 32,260,000
2019-03-31 32,395,000 34,704,000
2020-03-31 31,338,000 35,280,000
2021-03-31 27,446,000 31,277,000
2022-03-31 35,592,000 33,812,000
2023-03-31 37,026,000 38,220,000
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

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Board Of Trustees Of National Museums Of Scotland

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Grants received

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Received 33 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Wolfson Foundation
Arts and Humanities 		£0
1 year 		Grant to National Museums Scotland
Wolfson Foundation
Arts and Humanities 		£0
2 years 		Grant to National Museums Scotland
The Pilgrim Trust
Preservation and Scholarship 		£9,000
0.45901639344262296 months 		Grant to National Museums Scotland
Jun 2022
Wolfson Foundation
Arts and Humanities 		£0 Grant to National Museums Scotland
Wolfson Foundation
Arts and Humanities 		£0 Grant to National Museums Scotland
John Ellerman Foundation
Arts 		£107,000
2 years 		Support programme for Natural Science collections in Scotland
Mar 2019 to Feb 2021
Garfield Weston Foundation
Museums & Heritage 		£100,000 Major Grants award
Wolfson Foundation
Arts and Humanities 		£220,000 Grant to National Museums Scotland
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Kick the Dust 		£776,000 Grant to National Museums Scotland
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Our Heritage 		£55,500 Grant to National Museums Scotland

Data source

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