01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC022604
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- AB11 6FB
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 27 July 2016 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC022604 - Applied Arts Scotland, which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 14 May 1994.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The objects of Applied Arts Scotland are to promote and support the Applied Arts in particular to support professional crafts people, designer makers and applied artists in Scotland. Summary of the main activities in relation to these objectives: • Enable makers to develop their professional practices.. • Coordinate and collaborate with a range of support organisations and statutory bodies who have a responsibility for the applied arts sector. • Create regular networking opportunities and conferences.. • Support ongoing professional development in the sector by means of training, mentoring, apprenticeships and other activities.. • Collect and disseminate information in order to generate a bank of specific data for use in support of the sector.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The advancement of arts, heritage and culture through the promotion of Applied Arts, defined as meaning the making and/or the decorating of items applying aesthetic criteria, in society for the benefit of the public in Scotland by developing public appreciation of the Applied Arts and by improving public access to and the quality of the Applied Arts. The advancement of education through the provision of training and mentoring to applied artists in particular on going professional development in the sector.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £54,432 | £53,861 | 0 | 30 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £68,346 | £111,262 | 0 | 29 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £89,651 | £133,975 | 0 | 10 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | £130,753 | £213,001 | 0 | 20 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £191,346 | £68,032 | 0 | 9 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
- Studio 107, Wasps Artists’ Studios, 36-48 Langstane Place, ABERDEEN
- Website supplied to OSCR
- http://www.appliedartsscotland.org.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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