OSCR Scottish charity profile

Orkney Arts Society

ActiveCharity number SC004819
Registered6 June 1978
Main locationOrkney Islands
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC004819
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
KW16 3AN

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

It is set up to advance the arts in Orkney through holding a varied programme of events primarily over the winter months, which typically comprise classical concerts featuring professional musicians, workshops for young musicians, concerts in the community e.g. in care homes, the Dementia Hub and family concerts together with talks covering literature and the visual arts and an annual foy. Events are held in Mainland Orkney in Stromness and Kirkwall and supported by a wide membership.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • 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
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

To promote and encourage the study, practice and knowledge of the arts in Orkney, and other dramatic, literary, musical, educational, artistic and cultural purposes connected therewith.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 April 2025£10,977£11,24709 January 2026
30 April 2024£16,544£17,914022 September 2024
30 April 2023£14,395£14,063020 November 2023
30 April 2022£18,900£15,139014 November 2022
30 April 2021£2,889£3,004013 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
Rosslyn, 1 Franklin Road, Stromness, Orkney
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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