# Royal Celtic Society

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC009877
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
- **Registered:** Dec. 8, 1936
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC009877


## Contact

- **Address:** Hudson House, 8 Albany Street, Edinburgh
- **Postcode:** EH1 3QB
- **Website:** https://www.royalcelticsociety.scot



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations'

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

**What the charity does:** The primary object of the Society is to maintain and promote interest in history, traditions, Scottish Gaelic language, arts and music of Scotland. To that end the Society adopts such means as from time to time may appear expedient, and in particular it may: (i) publish or assist in the publication of suitable material, ancient or modern. (ii) give grants for original composition in Gaelic prose or verse, for skill in the composition or execution of music, for proficiency in the arts, music and industries of Scotland and for such other merit as the Society in carrying out its primary object may think it desirable to recognise. (iii) assist in or encourage the collecting, recording and preserving of any information relative to the primary object of the Society.

**Objectives:** The primary object of the Society shall be to maintain and promote interest in the history, traditions, language, and arts of the Highlands and Western Islands of Scotland.





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** Midlothian
- **Geographical spread:** Operations cover all or most of Scotland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £9551 | £5072 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £11334 | £10574 |  -  |  -  |  |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £35448 | £23401 |  -  |  -  |  |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £6351 | £3118 |  -  |  -  |  |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £12035 | £9925 |  -  |  -  |  |