01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC034687
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- EH12 7HP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Since 1995, Citadel Arts Group has given a voice to older people. We offer them opportunities to be creative and share the fruits of their creativity with the community: we develop and perform their plays, preserve their stories in books and dramas, bring them into contact with younger people and provide mental stimulus. Citadel delivers memory-sharing and creative projects in Leith and North Edinburgh: we have collected the stories of retired whalers and dock workers, people who worked on Leith's SS Explorer and women living in sheltered housing. These stories inspire the plays we have performed in schools, care homes, dementia day care centres and at Leith Festival. Citadel preserves and celebrates the rich heritage of North Edinburgh. We engage those unlikely to attend conventional theatres or get involved with the arts. Citadel also runs youth drama clubs in Leith, offers playwrights workshops to beginners and more experienced writers and creative writing classes for carers.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the Association shall be to advance education for the public benefit by associating the statutory local authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to promote the study, practice and knowledge of the arts, in particular the arts of playwriting and storytelling.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2025 | £52,657 | £55,750 | 1 | 1 October 2025 |
| 31 January 2024 | £43,648 | £39,473 | 1 | 3 October 2024 |
| 31 January 2023 | £51,393 | £56,149 | 1 | 16 September 2023 |
| 31 January 2022 | £49,978 | £48,760 | 1 | 30 September 2022 |
| 31 January 2021 | £39,140 | £24,957 | 1 | 19 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
- 28, Meadowhouse Rd, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.citadelartsgroup.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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