01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC023188
- Status
- Not Submitted
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- AB35 5RX
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Our aim is to encourage an interest in the visual arts and in art making. We have a programme of talks and workshops with invited artists sharing their expertise in a variety of techniques and media. We also organise informal painting/sketching days in the local area. We organise an annual Art Exhibition over 7 days in the Ballater Halls, open to all members.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- 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
2. The association's purpose and aims are to promote the development of the visual arts by: (a) Encouraging interest in the arts. including printing and drawing (b) Providing opportunities to practice and exhibit art
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 30 April 2024 | £8,326 | £9,590 | 0 | 21 March 2025 |
| 30 April 2023 | £11,510 | £10,575 | 0 | 27 February 2024 |
| 30 April 2022 | £7,334 | £7,893 | 0 | 11 April 2023 |
| 30 April 2021 | £0 | £755 | 0 | 9 March 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
- Raedykes, Monaltrie Avenue, Ballater, Aberdeenshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.udas.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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