OSCR Scottish charity profile

Edinburgh Television Festival Council

ActiveCharity number SC030821
Registered3 January 2001
Main locationOutwith Scotland
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC030821
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
13
Postcode
EH3 6AT

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The charity, also known as the TV Foundation aims to help individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds gain knowledge and experience, supporting them in the early stages of their career and giving them access to valuable workshops and classes. The charity runs career development programmes and event based initiatives. The charity aims to improve inclusivity and diversity, provide opportunities for those who would not be able to access without assistance, maintain an archive of content.

Charitable purposes

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

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

(i) the promotion of appropriate festivals in Edinburgh or such other related events. (ii) the appropriate provision of and support for such facilities, institutions and organisations as can provide the community with the widest possible access to television and related media. (iii) the preservation of materials of historical significance relevant to television and related media. (iv) the provision of education, information, advice and guidance to those members of the community wishing to work in television and related media. (v) the promotion, establishment and operation of other schemes of a charitable nature.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£2,126,821£2,022,368134 June 2026
31 December 2024£2,178,737£2,064,1271313 May 2025
31 December 2023£2,374,320£1,977,5761322 May 2024
31 December 2022£1,822,378£1,700,9721316 May 2023
31 December 2021£1,015,936£833,6831318 May 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
9 Ainslie Place,, Edinburgh, Midlothian
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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