OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Edinburgh Gilbert and Sullivan Society

Known as The Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Edinburgh. EDGAS

ActiveCharity number SC027486
Registered12 January 1998
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC027486
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH12 6NZ
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OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 18th May 2016 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Company number: SC356199, company name: The Edinburgh Gilbert and Sullivan Society).

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The purposes of the Society shall be to advance the education of the public about the works of WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan by means of lectures, public performances and other related activities. We regularly undertake fully-staged shows and both formal and informal concerts of the work of Gilbert and Sullivan, and hold social and other meetings for members. We also engage with like-minded organisations across Scotland and the wider UK to encourage mutual support of similar aims.

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

The purposes of the Society shall be to advance the education of the public about the works of WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan by means of lectures, public performances and other related activities.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 May 2025£56,921£48,272025 February 2026
31 May 2024£104,749£96,851031 January 2025
31 May 2023£69,977£103,55909 February 2024
31 May 2022£71,281£80,870020 January 2023
31 May 2021£25,586£5,469015 February 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
26b/4 St John's Road, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
www.edgas.org
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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