01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC039611
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 60
- Postcode
- KA1 3AE
OSCR note: type of activities changed.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
CentreStage exists to transform lives and communities through the arts. Our work is shaped by five core social aims, delivered in collaboration with a wide range of partner organisations. Many of these partners are based within the CentreStage Village in the heart of Kilmarnock – a community-led whole-system approach where over 3,500 people from Ayrshire and beyond come together every week
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
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The company's objects are: (a) The advancement of the arts, heritage and culture, to provide aspirational, artistic and inclusive opportunities for anyone, regardless of age, background or experience. (b) The advancement of education. (c) The provision of recreational facilities and the organisation of recreational activities, to improve the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. (d) The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. (e) Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £2,024,258 | £2,161,461 | 60 | 17 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,895,182 | £2,000,738 | 60 | 29 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,995,849 | £1,983,266 | 60 | 24 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £2,419,076 | £3,537,314 | 60 | 15 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £3,696,066 | £1,295,692 | 60 | 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
- 15 Elmbank Drive, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.centrestagemt.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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