01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC044521
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH8 8JA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We are set up to present live music concerts to local audiences in Edinburgh and offer some music education through workshops, masterclasses and our Soundhouse choir.
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 makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The SCIO is established for charitable purposes only and the SCIO's principal purpose is for the benefit of the public in Scotland and elsewhere to advance:- 5.1 education. and 5.2 the arts, heritage and culture. by the cultivation, development and promotion of the performing arts, and in particular live music in all its aspects by the hosting of live music performances and any other such ways as the SCIO through its trustees shall determine from time to time by any other charitable means.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £149,301 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £130,887 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 10 December 2025 |
| 5 April 2024 | £205,473 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £199,897 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 9 December 2024 |
| 5 April 2023 | £171,718 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £101,134 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 29 November 2023 |
| 5 April 2022 | £114,464 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £101,134 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 2 December 2022 |
| 5 April 2021 | £56,330 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £44,249 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 1 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
- 42-43 Royal Park Terrace, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.soundhouse.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
No direct external links on this profile. The official OSCR record and source documentation are available through BritDB’s dedicated source page.
05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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