# Old Edinburgh Club

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC006177
- **Status:** Active
- **Reporting:** Up to date. Last filed Sept. 23, 2026.
- **Legal form:** Unincorporated association
- **Registered:** April 1, 1973
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC006177


## Contact

- **Address:** 16 West Castle Road, Edinburgh
- **Postcode:** EH10 5AU
- **Website:** https://oldedinburghclub.org.uk/



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It carries out activities or services itself'

**Purposes:** 'the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

**What the charity does:** We are the city's historical society promoting interest in Edinburgh history and associated research, access to sources and bringing that history to life. We organise lectures and visits, publish our journal, the Book of the Old Edinburgh Club and provide online resources such as the Bibliography of Edinburgh History and Building Edinburgh, records from the Dean of Guild Court. We also administer grants, undertake collaborative projects and spread the word through social media.

**Beneficiaries:** 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

**Objectives:** The objectives of the Club shall be the study and support of all aspects of the history of Edinburgh, and the promotion and encouragement of interest in Edinburgh by means of lectures, visits, publications and appropriate activities for public benefit





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** City of Edinburgh
- **Geographical spread:** Wider, but within one local authority area







