01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC009015
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 29
- Postcode
- EH3 9FP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Established in 1967, Edinburgh Printmakers was the first open access print studio in the UK. We are now one of the largest in the world. We play a leading role in connecting studios, workshops, and creative spaces nationally and internationally, enabling high-quality making and social enterprise. As highly skilled printmakers, contemporary art researchers, producers, curators, and educators, we are a key agent in the cultural life of Scotland and its capital city. We receive multiyear funding from Creative Scotland and strategic partnership funding from the City of Edinburgh Council. Our vision is to help shape a better world through widening access to printmaking and the arts. Our mission is to support diverse artists and communities to contribute to the cultural life of the nation via world-class facilities, access to national and international networks and exceptional models of support. We operate studios in Edinburgh and across Scotland.
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
The Company's objects are to advance art, culture and heritage for the benefit of artists and the public. Its primary focus is to advance and elevate the art of printmaking by providing specialist support and creative inspiration across a wide range of printmaking practices and techniques. The Company will also facilitate the creative and professional development of a diverse and inclusive community of artists by providing workshop, studio and gallery facilities. In addition, the Company will maintain, develop, promote and care for its Permanent Collection (the Collection) of prints and print-related artefacts.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £946,806 | £1,089,136 | 29 | 19 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,005,240 | £1,375,036 | 29 | 31 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,239,793 | £1,542,656 | 29 | 28 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,240,185 | £1,471,769 | 29 | 5 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £1,186,210 | £1,110,552 | 29 | 23 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
- Edinburgh Printmakers Ltd, 1 Dundee Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.edinburghprintmakers.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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