01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC029351
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- EH9 1PL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We run a four-part programme of activity: Residencies, Productions, Development, and Support. We have a multi-art form approach to work and support the artistic development of individuals, and develop and produce new theatre-based work.
Charitable purposes
- 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
To advance public education by the encouragement of the performing arts, including without limiting the foregoing, the arts of drama, ballet, dance, mime, music and opera.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £174,355 | £235,657 | 3 | 3 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £208,756 | £146,412 | 3 | 30 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £194,651 | £256,527 | 3 | 15 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | £147,824 | £141,850 | 3 | 15 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | £240,326 | £169,923 | 3 | 20 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
- Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.magneticnorth.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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