--- title: "Friends of William Soutar Society — charity SC039101 | CharityCompare" description: "Friends of William Soutar Society (charity SC039101). Check registration, activities, accounts and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/friends-of-william-soutar-society retrieved: 2026-10-08T00:40:10.854Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. SC039101Unincorporated association FO # Friends of William Soutar Society Independent profile · Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) data Friends of William Soutar Society is a registered charity in Scotland. Its register classifications include the advancement of education, the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.williamsoutar.com/) [Check official registration](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC039101) Work at Friends of William Soutar Society? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=friends-of-william-soutar-society&type=claim&name=Friends%20of%20William%20Soutar%20Society) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Friends of William Soutar Society? Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £9,812 Registered charity number SC039101 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Unincorporated association Register contact address detail (not service area) Perth And Kinross Website [www.williamsoutar.com](http://www.williamsoutar.com/) Quick answer Friends of William Soutar Society (number SC039101) is listed as registered in the OSCR snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Friends of William Soutar Society do? The charity is set up to promote the work of William Soutar to the general public in Scotland and beyond, bring his poetry to a new readership, and gain wider recognition of his contribution to the Scots language and its literature. The Friends of William Soutar Society carries out artistic, literary and scholarly activities to support these objects. This includes research, holding talks and lectures, public readings, dramatic performances, visual arts, publishing new anthologies and works, extending schools' curricula and materials, and supporting new creative writing inspired by Soutar and… Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Friends of William Soutar Society Answers Friends of William Soutar Society gave in its annual return to the OSCR for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 19 December 2007 Where it says it operates Perth And Kinross ## What causes is Friends of William Soutar Society registered for? the advancement of educationthe advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Friends of William Soutar Society yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Friends of William Soutar Society. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. 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How do I check charity number SC039101? Search SC039101 on the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Friends of William Soutar Society do? The charity is set up to promote the work of William Soutar to the general public in Scotland and beyond, bring his poetry to a new readership, and gain wider recognition of his contribution to the Scots language and its literature. The Friends of William Soutar Society carries out artistic, literary and scholarly activities to support these objects. This includes research, holding talks and lectures, public readings, dramatic performances, visual arts, publishing new anthologies and works, extending schools' curricula and materials, and supporting new creative writing inspired by Soutar and… Does Friends of William Soutar Society have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Friends of William Soutar Society. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Friends of William Soutar Society? Friends of William Soutar Society's website listed in our register data is http://www.williamsoutar.com. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. When was Friends of William Soutar Society registered as a charity? Friends of William Soutar Society was entered on the register on 19 December 2007. Source: Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC039101).