01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC000849
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH12 6AB
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 21 June 2012 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Edinburgh Bach Society SC000849 which was an Unincorporated Association registered as a charity since 29 January 1963.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The aims and objectives are the study and practice of choral and other music, especially that of JS Bach, in order to foster public knowledge and appreciation of such music by means of public performance.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Society's charitable purposes for the public benefit shall be the study and practice of choral and other music, especially that of JS Bach, in order to foster the public knowledge and appreciation of such music by means of public performance.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £30,391 | £31,692 | 0 | 28 March 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | £30,533 | £29,778 | 0 | 14 January 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | £24,859 | £25,276 | 0 | 12 October 2023 |
| 30 June 2022 | £22,206 | £24,322 | 0 | 6 March 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | £12,505 | £11,722 | 0 | 3 January 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 3 Coltbridge Terrace, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.edinburghbachchoir.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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