OSCR Scottish charity profile

Edinburgh Competition Festival Association

ActiveCharity number SC006128
Registered13 October 1927
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC006128
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
EH15 2AE
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OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 08 February 2017 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Edinburgh Competition Festival Association SC006128, which was an Unincorporated Association registered as a charity since 13 October 1927.

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Hold an annual music Festival of competitive and non competitive classes for a wide range of ages and abilities offering opportunities for string, piano, wind, vocal, guitar, percussion, harp and traditional amateur musicians.

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 carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The object of the Association shall be to advance education in the Arts, and in particular the Arts of Music, Speech and Drama, and Dance, in all their branches.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 April 2026£23,141£28,861027 July 2026
30 April 2025£26,767£26,15404 July 2025
30 April 2024£25,279£23,517029 July 2024
30 April 2023£23,992£22,614027 August 2023
30 April 2022£15,535£25,262022 June 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
32/4 Windsor Place, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
www.ecfest.org.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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