# Literature Alliance Scotland

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC046387
- **Known as:** LAS
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** March 4, 2016
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC046387


## Contact

- **Address:** c/o Scottish Book Trust, Sandeman House, Trunk's Close, 55 High Street, Edinburgh
- **Postcode:** EH1 1SR
- **Website:** http://www.literaturealliancescotland.co.uk



## Activities

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

**Purposes:** 'the advancement of education'

**What the charity does:** 1. Fostering creative excellence in all written, spoken and broadcast language media in Scotland. 2. Encouraging awareness of contemporary literature and oral literature traditions in all languages of Scotland and in all sectors of society. 3. Increasing knowledge of Scotland's literary heritage. 4. Advancing education in formal and informal settings by these means. 5. Promoting writers and writing in their local, national and international contexts. 6. Advancing publishing in Scotland as a vital part of our literary, educational and cultural infrastructure

**Beneficiaries:** 'Children or young people','Older People','People with disabilities or health problems','People with a particular ethnic or racial origin','Other defined groups','Other charities or voluntary bodies'

**Objectives:** The organisation's purpose is to advance arts, culture and heritage through the practice and dissemination of literature, by 1. Fostering creative excellence in all written, spoken and broadcast language media in Scotland. 2. Encouraging awareness of contemporary literature and oral literary traditions in all the languages of Scotland and in all sectors of society. 3. Increasing knowledge of Scotland?s literary heritage. 4. Advancing education in formal and informal settings by these means. 5. Promoting writers and writing in their local, national and international contexts. 6. Advancing publishing in Scotland as a vital part of our literary, educational and cultural infrastructure.





## Geography

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



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £61897 | £14622 |  -  | 0 | [PDF](/sc/SC046387/files/2025-03-31-accounts.pdf) (94.8 KB) |
| March 31, 2024 | £49047 | £43329 |  -  | 0 |  |
| March 31, 2023 | £47407 | £43297 |  -  | 1 |  |
| March 31, 2022 | £37459 | £31360 |  -  | 1 |  |
| March 31, 2021 | £600 | £27620 |  -  | 1 |  |