01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC042867
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH1 1SR
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 04/02/2015 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Company Number: SC359609 Company Name: Traditional Music Forum)
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Dedicated to Scotland’s traditional music, we support, promote, and celebrate community tradition bearers, educators, learners, and professional musicians nationwide. As part of TRACS, we nurture living traditions by supporting musicians, singers, local groups, and safeguarding vital archives and cultural practices. TMFS works with schools, educators, and community organisations to strengthen formal and non-formal traditional music education, develop resources, and promote access for all, including marginalised and neuro-diverse musicians. We advocate for artists and the music industry, offer workshops and professional development, and connect audiences to performers through our directory and newsletters. Our Trad Talk conference, the North Atlantic Song Convention, and regular workshops bring the sector together, encouraging learning, networking, and innovation. TMFS partners with national and international organisations, driving positive change.
Charitable purposes
- 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 organisation's purposes are:-- (i) The Advancement of Education and the Arts, Heritage, Culture or Science.
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 March 2025 | £9,152 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £17,638 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 19 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £31,418 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £14,300 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 30 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £31,418 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £14,300 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 21 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £7,775 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £23,718 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 13 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £25,058 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £14,051 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 17 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
- Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.traditionalmusicforum.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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