01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC035176
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- KA27 8NS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Arran Visual Arts (AVA) arranges monthly Arts workshops for ay interested people as well as an annual Art exhibition, open to all members to exhibit their work. Art in Mind project runs two weekly art groups in different venues, for people experiencing mental ill health or social isolation. These are organised by a paid Coordinator and led by four sessional Art tutors.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
Beneficiaries
- 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
The objects of theAssociation shall be: (a) to promote, maintain, improve and advance the education of children, young people and adults particularly by the encouragement, study, practice and knowledge of the visual arts and (b) to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Arran and its environs without distinction of sex, sexuality, political, religious or other opinions by associating the local statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities, or assist in the provision of facilities, in the interest of social welfare for recreation and other leisure-time occupation so that their conditions of life may be improved,
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £31,556 | £18,864 | 1 | 13 January 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | £17,165 | £19,632 | 1 | 6 May 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | £13,305 | £11,109 | 1 | 19 June 2024 |
| 31 October 2022 | £10,349 | £10,229 | 1 | 30 June 2023 |
| 31 October 2021 | £2,267 | £2,276 | 1 | 11 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
- 41, Murray Crescent, Lamlash, Isle Of Arran
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Www.arranvisualarts.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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