01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC030385
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- AB31 6NW
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Dark Island Trust exists to advance the education of the public in traditional Scottish performing arts and to promote these by providing opportunities for new artists to perform in public. We have a ceilidh band, Dark Island, which plays for a variety of community events and private ceilidhs. We donate the proceeds of all our ceilidhs to charities nominated by band members at the end of each year.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The advancement of arts, heritage, culture or science.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £3,810 | £4,633 | 0 | 30 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £4,610 | £6,319 | 0 | 27 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £3,700 | £930 | 0 | 14 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £250 | £294 | 0 | 22 September 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £0 | £4,217 | 0 | 30 September 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
- Balnahard Cottage, Finzean, Banchory, Aberdeenshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.darkisland.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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