01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC002368
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 51
- Postcode
- EH1 2ED
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Traverse aims to be an inspiration for artists, audiences, participants and communities, instilling a lifetime of memorable experience that empowers a cultural voice through storytelling. We achieve this by nurturing and strengthen engagement in trailblazing new writing creativity, by providing the spaces to develop shared experiences that bring joy and explore the world around us, and through our programme connect with the lives of others, sparking vital curiosity in what it is to be human. We do this by continuing to be a vital part of Scotland and the UK’s new writing movement, contributing to our world leading culture of theatre and the performing arts. through our thought provoking, accessible and relatable programme that inspires, excites and entertains - both in our building and beyond. and by being an essential cultural institution that Scotland can be proud of, can relate to and feels represented by – expanding theatre’s audience demographic through culture.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
- 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
The company’s objects are: the advancement of the arts, heritage and culture. and the advancement of education, particularly through the provision, promotion and encouragement of the arts of drama, dance, music, singing, literature, poetry, sculpture and painting, the coaching and development of writers, the advancement of literary skills, the encouragement of interaction between writers and audiences, and the provision of education on the process behind writing, all primarily, but not exclusively, in Scotland.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £2,681,986 | £1,061,766 | £1,169,474 | £242,409 | £20,904 | £187,433 | £2,696,820 | £255,343 | £2,441,477 | £0 | 51 | 15 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £2,800,407 | £1,138,740 | £1,044,822 | £228,703 | £21,787 | £366,355 | £2,868,235 | £245,875 | £2,622,360 | £0 | 51 | 10 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £2,605,653 | £1,419,168 | £840,258 | £190,587 | £6,113 | £149,527 | £2,209,856 | £190,760 | £2,019,096 | £0 | 51 | 27 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,597,836 | £1,250,499 | £168,831 | £90,062 | £83 | £88,361 | £1,511,305 | £87,358 | £1,423,947 | £0 | 51 | 20 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £1,892,840 | £1,572,277 | £69,019 | £1,759 | £96 | £249,689 | £1,387,627 | £85,990 | £1,301,637 | £0 | 51 | 16 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
- 10 Cambridge Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.traverse.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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