Franco-Scottish Society Of Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC002507
- Status
- Active
- Registered
- May 17, 1905
- Legal form
- Unincorporated association
Address
- Address
- Flat 1/1
10 Chesterfield Gardens
Glasgow
G12 0BF
Contact
- Website
franco-scottish.org.uk
Activities
'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'
'the advancement of education','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'
Through its branches the FSSS provides presentations and talks in French, discussions in French and French cultural and social events in six of Scotland’s cities and towns. Through these branches and nationally, it provides financial support to school and university students of French (individuals or organised groups). Nationally, the FSSS supports: financially national schools programmes (French Film Festival and the Fete de la Francophonie). supports financially the annual Future of French in Écosse conferences. offers prizes to school pupils. campaigns for the maintenance and development of the teaching of French in our schools. This year the FSSS organised a conference for business leaders on the implications of working in a multilingual globalised world. The organisation works in close partnership with the French Consulate (Edinburgh), the Institut Français (Edinburgh) and the Alliance Française (Glasgow).
Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'
Objectives: The Object of the Society is to advance the education of the public in regard to all matters French and Scottish including the diffusion of knowledge and information relative thereto, and as ancillary to that object: i) To increase and disseminate in Scotland knowledge of France and the French way of life, with particular reference to its economic, social, political, historical and cultural institutions and developments and to afford opportunities for the study of all aspects of French life and thought. ii) To provide lectures, films or presentations on French economic, social, political, historical, scientific, commercial and cultura1 subjects in schools, societies and educational and other types of organisation. iii) To promote and facilitate the study of the French language in Scotland. iv) To promote the study of economic, social, political, industrial and commercial issues arising between the United Kingdom and France by lectures, discussions, visits, conferences and other suitable means, including bringing French men and women to the United Kingdom and sending British men and women to France, to assist in this work. v) To encourage education by offering and presenting prizes and by endowing scholarships in any educational institution. vi) To foster interest in the shared cultural heritage of the French and the Scots. vii) To facilitate and encourage Franco-Scottish research projects especially in conjunction with Franco-Scottish Societies in France and Canada. viii) To co-operate with other bodies on issues or initiatives which will further the object of the Society. ix) To do all other things as are incidental to or conducive to the attainment of the foregoing object.
Geography
- Main operating location
- City of Edinburgh
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | £19,757 | £24,667 |
| March 31, 2025 | £18,341 | £20,252 |
| March 31, 2024 | £20,161 | £29,134 |
| March 31, 2023 | £22,519 | £26,320 |
| March 31, 2022 | £18,034 | £22,571 |
| March 31, 2021 | £17,680 | £9,223 |