01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC020305
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 17
- Postcode
- EH14 2SA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
WHALE acts as a conduit between our community and creative opportunities through the direct delivery of projects, programmes and events and by connecting our community with city and national cultural partners.
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
To advance education and knowledge of the arts among the people of Wester Hailes and the surrounding area, by delivering lifelong learning, training and inclusive routes into further education and by becoming a best practice model of arts service, and to promote, establish and operate other schemes of a charitable nature for the benefit of the said people.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £572,931 | £707,764 | 17 | 29 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,052,224 | £949,928 | 17 | 2 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £803,621 | £928,356 | 17 | 15 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £686,665 | £635,034 | 17 | 22 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £754,134 | £499,413 | 17 | 25 November 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
- 30 Westburn Grove, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.whalearts.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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