01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC043195
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH4 5DT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To provide training and practical experience for singers who desire to learn and take part in choral works and learn appreciation of music. To rehearse and perform choral music in public and so to advance the public’s knowledge and appreciation of choral music. To help by means of concerts, grants and otherwise other charities chosen by a vote of choir members.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
Purposes 4. The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 To provide training and practical experience for singers who desire to learn and take part in choral works and learn appreciation of music. 4.2 To rehearse and perform choral music in public and so to advance the public's knowledge and appreciation of choral music. 4.3 The advancement of citizenship or community development (including rural or urban regeneration and the promotion of civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities) . 4.4 To help by means of concerts , grants and otherwise such charities and organisations (with charitable status and charitable objects within paragraph 4.3) as shall be chosen by a simple majority of those voting at the Annual General Meeting for each year.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £18,618 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £18,170 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 28 August 2026 |
| 15 May 2025 | £14,610 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £13,798 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 26 January 2026 |
| 15 May 2024 | £14,148 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £17,787 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 16 September 2024 |
| 15 May 2023 | £16,237 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £6,711 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 15 January 2024 |
| 15 May 2022 | £6,587 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £7,395 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 31 January 2023 |
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
- 19 Corbiehill Avenue, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.edinburghtelephonechoir.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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