01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC007254
- 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
- ZE1 0EB
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Preservation and sharing of Traditional Shetland Fiddle tunes and playing style, through weekly practices where new tunes are introduced to add to the already substantial repertoire. Additionally, organising and hosting public events that showcase the Shetland Fiddle Music traditions as well as performing to varying audiences at several concerts annually and participating in the newly established Shetland Fiddle Week.
Charitable purposes
- 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
(a) To assist in the preservation, stimulation and presentation for the benefit, education and enjoyment of the public of the art of traditional Shetland fiddle playing (b) To give concerts, recitals and other public appearances of Shetland fiddle music for the benefit, education and enjoyment of the public (c) To make recordings or broadcasts of Shetland fiddle music for the benefit, education and enjoyment of the public (d) To educate musicians in the art of traditional Shetland fiddle playing (e) To provide opportunitites for enjoyment and social intercourse among members and others (f) To collect, preserve and publish manuscripts and recordings of Shetland fiddle music for the benefit, education and enjoyment of the public and for these purposes to establish, maintain and develop a library or other premises for the storage, display and lending to the public of such manuscripts and recordings (g) To co-operate with the Local Authority, voluntary organisations and inhabitants of Shetland in the furtherance of the above objects or any of them.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £6,805 | £4,789 | 0 | 13 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £5,277 | £2,703 | 0 | 24 August 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £3,874 | £4,782 | 0 | 16 August 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,600 | £1,554 | 0 | 24 June 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £280 | £202 | 0 | 6 October 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
- 14a Hangcliff Lane, Lerwick, Shetland
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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