01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC032820
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- DG2 7PW
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Encourage young people to develop their skills in music and speech by participating in the annual competitive and non-competitive festival. The sections are judged by adjudicators of national standing in their discipline. Clearly, the participants strive to show the best of their abilities. In doing so, they also match the aims of schools ‘Curriculum for Excellence’.
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 carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The object of the Association shall be to advance the education of the public in the Arts, and in particular the Arts of Music, Speech and Dance, in all their branches.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2025 | £0 | £732 | 0 | 20 January 2026 |
| 4 May 2024 | £50 | £705 | 0 | 31 January 2025 |
| 4 May 2023 | £1,395 | £5,341 | 0 | 30 January 2024 |
| 4 May 2022 | £2,983 | £1,105 | 0 | 31 January 2023 |
| 4 May 2021 | £540 | £648 | 0 | 18 October 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
- Summerfield, 14 Park Road, Dumfries
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.dumfries-music-festival.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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