01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC010702
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 115
- Postcode
- G2 3NX
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The RSNO is one of the five Scottish National Performing Companies. The Orchestra performs across Scotland, including concerts in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen, Perth and Inverness and appears regularly at the Edinburgh International Festival and the BBC Proms. The RSNO also tours to various places in the world representing Scotland and bringing orchestral music.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects for which the Society is established are:- (1) To promote the study, practice and knowledge of music in Scotland and other musical, literary, artistic, cultural and educational purposes connected therewith, and for these purposes to establish, maintain and manage an orchestra or orchestras which shall be a national orchestra or orchestras for the whole of Scotland and may represent Scotland in other countries. (2) To organise, manage and provide or assist in organising, managing and providing orchestral, instrumental, vocal and choral concerts and performances, meetings, lectures, study circles and similar activities connected with music in any part of the world, in furtherance of the object declared in Clause III (1) hereof. (3) To establish and provide for the convenience of audiences and persons attending concerts, performances, meetings, lectures and other activities of the Society, restaurants, refreshment rooms, lounges and other similar facilities, in furtherance of the object declared in Clause III (1) hereof. (4) To make use of cinema, radio, television, gramophone and any other device or invention relating to production or reproduction of music in furtherance of the object declared in Clause III (1) hereof.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £11,434,785 | £11,215,251 | 115 | 22 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £10,642,732 | £10,475,821 | 115 | 10 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £9,533,101 | £9,608,596 | 115 | 7 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £8,129,759 | £8,292,176 | 115 | 7 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £7,317,213 | £7,031,432 | 115 | 15 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
- 19 Killermont Street, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.rsno.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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