01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC041202
- 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
- EH3 7LA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To promote and facilitate the annual re-enactment of the Edinburgh Riding of the Marches. a ceremony first recorded in 1579. To encourage and finance public awareness and secure funding to support the event.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The advancement of education, the advancement of the arts, heritage and culture by promoting and facilitating the annual re-enactment of the Edinburgh Riding of the Marches and all its associated traditions, and commemorating the return in the year 1513 of the Captain of the City Band, Randolph Murray, clasping the Ancient Blue Blanket with the tragic news of the defeat of the Scottish Army at the Battle of Flodden.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £42,273 | £51,323 | 0 | 13 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £37,007 | £45,803 | 0 | 2 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £24,313 | £28,131 | 0 | 1 June 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £5,986 | £5,780 | 0 | 27 April 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £6,392 | £6,371 | 0 | 13 September 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
- 8, Walker Street, Edinburgh, County (optional)
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.edinburghridingofthemarches.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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