01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC002130
- 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
- AB15 6XL
OSCR note: Previous name - Aberdeen & North East Of Scotland Music Festival Association from 26/07/1968 to 15/11/2024
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity organises an Annual Festival of Performing Arts for Aberdeen and the North East of Scotland. Entries are typically between 500 and 550, covering a vast array of instrumental, vocal & choral, and speech & drama sections.
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 makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects for which the Association is established are to advance, promote and encourage the study and practice of the arts of Music, Dancing, Speech and Drama, Literature and Acting in all their branches for the benefit of the whole community, and by means of the Competitive Festival Movement in particular.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £9,374 | £16,063 | 0 | 29 April 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £689 | £1,687 | 0 | 25 April 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £6,231 | £14,632 | 0 | 28 April 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £15,638 | £26,670 | 0 | 30 April 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £9,598 | £10,185 | 0 | 28 April 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
- NESPA, c/o EP Spaces, 1st Floor, H1 Building, Hill of Rubislaw, Anderson Drive, Aberdeen
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.nespa.scot
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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