OSCR Scottish charity profile

Scottish Cinema Organ Trust

ActiveCharity number SC003756
Registered15 March 1978
Main locationGlasgow City
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC003756
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
G84 7AQ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Preserve historic cinema organs and present events to the public. Educate public on cinema organ. Offer technical advice to other groups.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

(a) To advance the public’s knowledge and appreciation of the Cinema Organ and in furtherance thereof: (b) To acquire and preserve Cinema Organs, which in the Trust’s opinion are of historical or educational value. (c) To install these organs in places which are accessible to both Members of the Trust and members of the public. (d) To promote concerts of light, popular and classical music for the benefit of the general public. (e) To provide facilities for young musicians to practice and learn about the organ and its workings.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£0£00Not supplied
31 December 2024£2,862£1,712030 September 2025
31 December 2023£1,255£2,080030 September 2024
31 December 2022£2,284£10,634027 September 2023
31 December 2021£5,633£9,20503 July 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
110 East Clyde St, Helensburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
https://pollokshawsburghhall.org/wurlitzer
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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