01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC003667
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- ZE2 9HP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Shetland Folk Society organises the annual Shetland Young Fiddler of the Year competition. The competition brings together fiddlers from throughout Shetland to celebrate our musical heritage. Young fiddlers perfect and perform both traditional and contemporary Shetland fiddle music in preparation for the competition. In learning and memorising these tunes young fiddlers become part of a shared musical community and their ability to play these tunes plays an important role in preserving and passing on our musical and cultural heritage for generations to come. The public are welcome to come and go as they wish during the competition and the audience includes people of all ages. Our finale concert is a ticketed event and it is usually a sell-out performance. We are set up to financially support the annual Shetland Young Fiddler of the Year competition.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To preserve in permanent form and publish for the public benefit as much as possible of the musical, artistic, historical and traditional heritage of Shetland and to stimulate public interest in all aspects of the traditional Shetland way of life.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 October 2024 | £3,451 | £3,341 | 0 | 19 August 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | £3,075 | £3,673 | 0 | 19 November 2024 |
| 31 October 2022 | £9,237 | £3,547 | 0 | 29 August 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | £3,874 | £2,850 | 0 | 15 September 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
- Hostaberg, Sandwick, Shetland
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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