01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC037347
- 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
- TD6 9LJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity is set up to promote the arts for the benefit of the public, and in particular literature, in the Scottish Borders region. The charity operates the annual Borders Book Festival by running a varied programme of events, which includes presentations from many star authors, presenters, politicians etc.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To promote for the benefit of the public the arts (which for the purposes of this clause shall mean the literary or any other arts provided in each case that they are of recognised cultural, aesthetic or educational value) and to foster, promote and increase public participation and interest in the arts, and in particular the active encouragement and development of public participation and interest in the cultural and social heritage of the Borders region'
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £628,349 | £310,345 | £317,853 | £0 | £151 | £0 | £526,239 | £18,534 | £498,447 | £9,258 | 0 | 7 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £499,387 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £486,722 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 29 August 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £436,311 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £426,760 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 9 July 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £414,907 | £135,239 | £279,562 | £0 | £106 | £0 | £423,207 | £0 | £402,222 | £20,985 | 0 | 25 July 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £321,664 | £110,902 | £210,758 | £0 | £4 | £0 | £320,161 | £0 | £308,984 | £11,177 | 0 | 7 June 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
- Harmony House, St Marys Road, Melrose
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.bordersbookfestival.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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