Scottish Text Society
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC021308
- Status
- Active
- Registered
- April 14, 1937
- Legal form
- Unincorporated association
Address
- Address
- Scottish Text Society
c/o Prof Nicola Royan
School of English
University of Nottingham
Nottingham
NG7 2RD
Contact
- Website
scottishtextsociety.org
Activities
'It carries out activities or services itself'
'the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'
The charity is set up to make texts written in pre-modern Scotland more accessible, through scholarly editions and philological investigation. Its primary focus is on literary texts in Scots written before 1700. however, as appropriate, it has published material written in Scottish English and Latin. Publication editors and writers submit proposals for publications to the Society's Council for careful consideration. if accepted, a contract is issued, and an editor is assigned an editorial adviser from Council or former Council members to support the work. The Society aims to publish a volume a year. its published is D.S. Brewer. Society members receive a copy of each main series publication as part of their subscription. In addition, the Society organises the McIntosh Lectures, intended to give a platform to current work in Scots philology. these are open to the public, and can be accessed either in print or in recording through the Society's website.
Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'
Objectives: The purpose of the Society is to further the study and teaching of Scottish literature, its language and history, in particular by publishing editions of original texts including those in Scots, English and Latin, reprinting works of sufficient rarity and importance, and making material available in non-print media.
Geography
- Main operating location
- City of Edinburgh
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £10,155 | £2,534 | 1 |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £9,953 | £8,986 | 1 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £8,448 | £5,986 | - |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £10,331 | £11,707 | 1 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £9,967 | £10,812 | 1 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £12,390 | £11,480 | 1 |