01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC006204
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH4 7AQ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Our aim is to continue the tradition of playing fiddle music and we perform several concerts each year, including our annual concert in the Queens Hall. We have weekly rehearsals run on Mondays in term time from September through to May. Our repertoire is varied from slow airs, waltzes, pipe and fiddle marches to faster reels and jigs. The strathspey, unique to Scotland, is a cornerstone to the music we perform. Members range in age up to age 80+.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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 Society is the advancement of education by the cultivation and improvement of public taste in traditional Scottish music, especially highland reels and strathspeys. For this principal purpose, the Society may establish or manage orchestras of suitable quality, promote and produce concerts, recitals, and other productions in suitable premises in Scotland and elsewhere or in films, radio and television broadcasts or recordings and do all other acts as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of this object.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £1,882 | £3,516 | 0 | 31 May 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | £4,092 | £3,573 | 0 | 30 May 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | £3,272 | £3,557 | 0 | 29 May 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | £2,332 | £3,550 | 0 | 31 May 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | £238 | £281 | 0 | 29 May 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
- 39 Hillpark Avenue, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.ehrss.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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