01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC000997
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- TD1 1ER
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The purposes of the Trust are the advancement of the knowledge and appreciation of music, opera and drama and to encourage the growth of musical talent of persons resident in Scotland and activities of operatic and musical organisations of Scotland and particulary in Galashiels.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The fundamental object of the Trust shall be to hold the Trust Fund in perpetuity as a charitable fund for the advancement of the knowledge and appreciation of music, opera and drama and to encourage the growth and devlopment of musical talent in the manner prescribed in the Trust Purposes hereinafter written.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £3,420 | £8,638 | 0 | 7 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | £3,479 | £2,560 | 0 | 23 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £8,280 | £10,242 | 0 | 21 August 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £16,592 | £11,816 | 0 | 28 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £4,012 | £4,030 | 0 | 24 November 2021 |
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
- Pike and Chapman, 36 Bank Street, Galashiels
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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