01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC042142
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 6
- Postcode
- TD9 9BD
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on the 04 August 2017 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Alchemy Film and Arts Ltd SC452485).
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Promote the arts in the Scottish Borders with an emphasis on film. Run an annual film festival.
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
4 The organisation's purposes are to champion the development of the arts, predominantly but not exclusively in the Scottish Borders and beyond. We aim to engage the people of the Scottish Borders, in particular its young people, visitors to the region and its creative residents in high quality arts experiences, thus generating creative, cultural and economic benefit for the region. We aim to stimulate local talent, social and community cohesion, and engage people with the unique Borders landscape and heritage, thus enriching their quality of life, and in furtherance of those objects: 4.1 To advance the arts, heritage, culture and science in the Scottish Borders, predominantly but not exclusively, particularly by the practice, knowledge, understanding and appreciation of visual arts, music, literature, performance, film and crafts (hereinafter known as the arts) and not excluding other art forms as may be relevant. 4.2 To advance education through the arts and to promote, maintain and improve education through the arts. 4.3 To promote equality and diversity through the arts, and to increase the accessibility of the arts to the public throughout the region by providing facilities for the presentation and practice of the arts.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £319,353 | £391,274 | 6 | 30 January 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | £398,902 | £362,294 | 6 | 30 January 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | £362,589 | £349,325 | 6 | 7 February 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | £472,621 | £390,700 | 6 | 27 February 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | £152,100 | £176,845 | 6 | 16 February 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
- C/O Deans Chartered Accountants, 27 North Bridge Street, Hawick, Scottish Borders
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.alchemyfilmandarts.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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