01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC029031
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 4
- Postcode
- G1 5HD
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on the 10 October 2016 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Friends Of Britannia Panopticon Music Hall Trust, which was an Unincorporated Association registered as a charity since 15 May 1999.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
preserve and conserve the worlds oldest surviving music hall , we open the building to the public and fundrassie for ongoing operational and conservation costs
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
4.1 To advance the conservation and preservation of the Britannia Panopticon Music Hall and ensure the building's future as a viable visitor attraction and a living museum of popular entertainments from the music hall auditorium to the attic area. 4.2 To promote the involvement of the community in this unique building as a learning, archival and educational resource for the wider community and to engender further volunteer support for the day to day running thereof. 4.3 To promote and hold the music hall at all times as a building of historic interest and importance and to secure its permanent preservation for the benefit of the public as an outstanding example of a Victorian Music Hall and a rare survivor of its genre. 4.4 To facilitate the use of its premises on such terms as the Trustees deem fit for any purpose, public or private, and in particular for music hall and other performances, meetings, exhibitions, lectures, dinners and other entertainments. also for shops, restaurants or business premises to enable the foregoing purposes to be carried out effectively as required.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £55,847 | £53,649 | 4 | 26 May 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £57,379 | £57,970 | 4 | 22 May 2025 |
| 31 July 2022 | £53,122 | £71,186 | 4 | 18 June 2024 |
| 31 July 2021 | £49,351 | £42,438 | 4 | 31 May 2022 |
| 31 July 2020 | £64,423 | £56,780 | 4 | 14 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
- 113-117 Trongate, Glasgow, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.britanniapanopticon.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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