01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC022329
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- AB34 4TR
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 27 May 2026 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Company number: SC379213, Company name: Aboyne and Deeside Festival).
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The advancement of all forms of the arts and culture throughout Deeside, Aberdeenshire. We do this by organising an annual festival typically running in the summer months to showcase music, literature, theatre performances and children events. Occasional events may be organised at other times of the year. Many of these will have links to our local area and the North East of Scotland generally.
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 organisation’s purposes are: 1.4.1.1. The advancement of all forms of the arts and culture throughout Deeside, Aberdeenshire
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £19,423 | £19,869 | 0 | 28 May 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | £16,170 | £14,816 | 0 | 14 May 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | £14,790 | £14,943 | 0 | 23 April 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | £11,927 | £11,431 | 0 | 9 May 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | £3,266 | £4,397 | 0 | 8 June 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
- Reekitlane, Tarland, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.aboyneanddeesidefestival.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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