OSCR Scottish charity profile

Elgin Strathspey And Reel Society

ActiveCharity number SC028750
Registered23 February 1999
Main locationMoray
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC028750
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
IV30 1QN

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The Charity was set up to promote the playing of traditional Scottish music. It organises the annual Elgin Fiddle Festival to encourage young players to perform in public. It organises an annual Rally and invites players from all over the country to join members in a concert. It also encourages its members to participate in rallies held by similar organizations. It plays for various groups and organizations in and around Moray. Its members also participate in the Scotland-Scandanavia Traditional Music Association meetings.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The Society has charitable status in Scotland and is established to promote and perform instrumental music, principally the music of Scotland, in order that: (a) the community’s interest in such music shall be encouraged and advanced by public and private concerts given by the Society or under its auspices from time to time and also through broadcasting media and recordings and (b) traditional fiddle playing of such music shall likewise be preserved, encouraged and promoted within Scotland by such activities as rallies, workshops and festivals and, where finances permit, promoted abroad by cultural visits and exchanges abroad.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£7,096£8,971026 March 2026
31 December 2024£8,458£9,63102 June 2025
31 December 2023£6,571£10,141030 May 2024
31 December 2022£5,807£9,41706 July 2023
31 December 2021£684£1,970015 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
45 South Guildry Street, Elgin
Website supplied to OSCR
https://www.elginstrathspeyandreel.com
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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