01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC001419
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- EH3 9EE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation was established to hold various items of memorabilia used by Mr Harryhausen or created by him during his career as a Special Effects Artist in the Motion Picture Industry in England and in Hollywood, and to collect items which had influenced Mr Harryhausen in his creation of film stories and characters. The aim is to give a coherent picture of the special effects production method of Model Stop-Motion Animation especially the Dynamation technique (Stop-Motion Photography combined with live action) in the period between the film 'King Kong' and the film 'Clash of the Titans', which was Mr Harryhausen's final full scale film. The Foundation achieves this through the activities described above.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
for educational purposes to encourage the study, practice and knowledge of cinematic art and technique in Scotland or elsewhere
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £571,506 | £219,925 | 1 | 19 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £113,941 | £192,299 | 1 | 23 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £34,321 | £204,746 | 1 | 21 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £165,434 | £204,294 | 1 | 19 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £127,145 | £236,599 | 1 | 22 December 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
- Princes Exchange, 1 Earl Grey Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.rayharryhausen.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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