01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC036887
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- PA80 5XZ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity’s principal activity is the provision of opportunities for young musical ensembles to practice together, receive expert coaching, provide concerts for the local community, and undertake educational activities for schoolchildren. The most significant of these activities is the annual Drimnin String Quartet Academy, in which three promising young string quartets, on the cusp of international careers, come to Drimnin for two separate weeks, receiving coaching from the artistic director and giving three concerts at the end of each week, centred on the restored Drimnin chapel, while also undertaking wider outreach activities. Other activities include the provision of stand-alone concerts, work to protect the local environment, including the ruin of the ancient Drimnin mill, and projects to promote the well-being of the community.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To advance the education of the public in music and the arts. To advance community development by providing facilities for and promoting community activities. To advance music, the arts and heritage culture in the community. To advance protection of the natural and historical environment in the community and its environs
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £10,878 | £17,133 | 0 | 29 May 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | £6,663 | £9,082 | 0 | 30 July 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | £4,443 | £3,580 | 0 | 2 April 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,574 | £3,098 | 0 | 27 March 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | £3,125 | £4,968 | 0 | 31 December 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
- Drimnin House, Drimnin, BY Lochaline, Oban
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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