01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC018377
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH1 1QB
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We promote military and other music through our events. support serving military personnel, their families, and veterans. and encourage arts, culture and heritage, particularly in piping, drumming, highland dancing and other traditional Scottish arts.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Company is established for charitable objects and purposes only. In particular, the Company is established for the following principal objects: 7.1 to promote military and other music through performance of tattoos and other opportunities in Edinburgh or elsewhere. and/or 7.2 to relieve, in cases of need, hardship, poverty, infirmity or distress, or to provide personal development opportunities to, persons who are serving or have served in HM Armed Forces, the dependants of such persons qualifying for such relief and such charitable organisations recognised to have an association with HM Armed Forces and/or any other equivalent national defence organisation in any jurisdiction. and/or 7.3 to promote and encourage the arts, culture and heritage and/or the study of the arts, culture and heritage in Edinburgh or elsewhere.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £23,163,227 | £878 | £0 | £21,945,569 | £1,216,780 | £0 | £18,869,590 | £20,128,090 | £750,500 | −£2,009,000 | 0 | 24 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £21,017,572 | £2,913 | £0 | £19,960,730 | £1,053,929 | £0 | £18,623,872 | £18,370,972 | £252,900 | £0 | 0 | 6 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £16,966,102 | £6,836 | £0 | £16,618,297 | £340,969 | £0 | £15,848,487 | £15,595,687 | £252,800 | £0 | 0 | 29 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £1,044,166 | £5,332 | £0 | £913,128 | £125,706 | £0 | £5,661,362 | £5,606,362 | £55,000 | £0 | 0 | 16 December 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £818,399 | £98,629 | £0 | £510,013 | £209,757 | £0 | £5,740,310 | £5,139,105 | £601,205 | £0 | 0 | 30 September 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
- 1-3 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.edintattoo.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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