01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC038739
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 15
- Postcode
- EH3 8HE
OSCR note: Previous name - Edinburgh Palette from 24/09/2007 to 17/10/2024
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Scotland's Art is a Scottish Registered Charity with the objective to advance creativity, enterprise, and well-being. Supporting and developing the community, both within properties and the surrounding areas, is what makes Scotland's Art special. This is accomplished by identifying alternative solutions to everyday challenges finding inspiration among the diversity of friends, colleagues and collaborative partners and serves to facilitate, support and stimulate initiatives across Scotland. The operational team remains streamlined, efficient and adaptable to multiple projects across a variety of facilities and locations.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- 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
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
‘4. The purposes for which the Company is established shall be the advancement of the arts and culture, education, citizenship, community development and community projects that serve a charitable purpose, Nationally and Internationally.’
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,875,629 | £1,689,710 | 15 | 31 March 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | £2,474,478 | £2,805,364 | 15 | 16 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,649,174 | £986,708 | 15 | 27 February 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,102,950 | £961,338 | 15 | 23 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £1,086,644 | £835,368 | 15 | 21 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
- c/o Lindsays, Caledonian Exchange, 19a Canning Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.scot-art.co.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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