01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC003924
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G2 4PT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To build an endowment that will enhance the financial sustainability of Scottish Opera, primarily through the sound investment of legacies received by Scottish Opera, and using income from the endowment to support Scottish Opera's charitable activities.
Charitable purposes
- 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 or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The charitable purpose of the Trust shall be to give financial support to SCOTTISH OPERA, a registered Scottish charity (SC019787) (whom falling the Default Beneficiaries as defined in clause 12 hereof), in maintaining and improving the quality and extent of its achievement in fulfilling the objects of the said Scottish Opera Limited, which include the creation of opportunities for the people of Scotland to see and hear productions of opera and of operatic music
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £963,414 | £29,993 | 0 | 28 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £418,281 | £23,704 | 0 | 5 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £876,936 | £219,870 | 0 | 16 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £280,776 | £222,614 | 0 | 21 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £105,758 | £28,191 | 0 | 22 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
- 39 Elmbank Crescent, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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