01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC027604
- 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
- AB32 7BX
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 30th June 2015 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Company number: SC321252, company name: The Gordon Gaitherin)
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Gaitherin works with young people through the medium of music (traditional and contemporary), dance and drama to try and help them build successful learning skills, increase their self worth and self confidence and help them become better at forging friendships and working together towards a common goal. Today the Gaitherin is open to children from across Scotland and is held twice a year, one for primary and one for secondary students with a variety of tuition available. The Gaitherin for primary school participants (aged 8 upwards) is in the first week of the Easter holidays and the Gaitherin for secondary school aged participants is in the first week of the October holidays.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are: 4.1 to advance Education 4.2 to advance the Arts, Heritage and Culture By:- Enabling empowered learning and personal development in young people of all backgrounds and abilities in rural North East Scotland, through shared artistic and musical expression of their culture. Promoting interest and participation in the music, language and culture of the region.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £46,001 | £49,600 | 0 | 2 March 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | £49,785 | £50,221 | 0 | 9 March 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | £42,205 | £32,876 | 0 | 7 December 2023 |
| 30 June 2022 | £29,375 | £32,245 | 0 | 31 March 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | £99 | £925 | 0 | 22 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
- Easter Fornet, Dunecht, Westhill, Aberdeenshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.gaitherin.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
No direct external links on this profile. The official OSCR record and source documentation are available through BritDB’s dedicated source page.
05 Provenance
Source for this profile
© Crown Copyright and database right 2026. Contains information from the Scottish Charity Register supplied by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. BritDB is an independent service and does not claim to be the Scottish Charity Register.