OSCR Scottish charity profile

Edinburgh Chamber Orchestra

ActiveCharity number SC013804
Registered27 February 1980
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC013804
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
EH30 9JS

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Edinburgh Chamber Orchestra achieves its purpose through playing, rehearsing and performing together thereby developing and increasing knowledge of the music it plays as well as improving standards of playing for the public benefit of its members and its audiences.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • Other defined groups
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

2) OBJECTS a) The objects of the Charity shall be to advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of music in all its aspects by any means the trustees see fit, including through the presentation of public events. b) EChO achieves its purpose through playing, rehearsing and performing together, thereby developing and increasing knowledge of the music it plays, as well as improving standards of playing for the public benefit of its members and its audiences.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 July 2025£4,299£13,476030 September 2025
31 July 2024£93,972£4,214015 January 2025
31 July 2023£4,184£3,20208 February 2024
31 July 2022£2,965£3,352027 February 2023
31 July 2021£0£007 February 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
12 Rosshill Terrace, Dalmeny, South Queensferry
Website supplied to OSCR
https://edinburghchamberorchestra.org.uk/
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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