01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC003740
- 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
- EH4 1BU
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The GCS encourages the performance of early music in Edinburgh, where possible using musical instruments and venues appropriate to the period. It promotes 6-7 concerts per year and often uses artistes from Scotland
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To promote and encourage the study, practice and knowledge of the arts particularly in Edinburgh and the surrounding district, and other dramatic, literary, musical, educational and cultural purposes connected therewith.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £33,168 | £28,111 | 0 | 5 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £28,441 | £27,633 | 0 | 30 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £26,253 | £25,620 | 0 | 14 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £26,869 | £23,370 | 0 | 25 October 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £3,908 | £4,956 | 0 | 30 October 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
- 22 Comely Bank Grove, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.gcs.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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