# Blackie House Library and Museum

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC051891
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
- **Registered:** July 29, 2022
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC051891


## Contact

- **Address:** 1 Blackie House, Lady Stairs Close, Edinburgh, EH1 2NY
- **Postcode:** EH1 2NY
- **Website:** www.blackiehouse.org



## Activities

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

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

**What the charity does:** BHLM shares its collections with a broad and diverse public both locally through in-person visits and events and more widely through exhibition loans, publications, and online.

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

**Objectives:** 4.1 The objects of the Company are to advance education, arts, heritage and culture for the public benefit by:- (a) the care and preservation of the Collection. (b) the addition to the Collection by acquisition, loan or gift. (c) the exhibition of the Collection to the public. and (d) the promotion of the public’s enjoyment, education and understanding of the Collection and its historic, artistic and cultural context.





## Geography

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



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | £200174 | £198326 |  -  | 0 | [PDF](/sc/SC051891/files/2025-08-31-accounts.pdf) (475.3 KB) |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £98731 | £84979 |  -  |  -  |  |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £80189 | £17454 |  -  |  -  |  |