01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC044584
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- DG12 6AD
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Bring world class music performances and educational activities to the rural communities of Dumfries and Galloway.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- 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 the promotion, maintenance, improvement, and advancement of education principally by the encouragement, appreciation and enjoyment of classical music and other types of music. these purposes include the arts of drama, dance, literature, storytelling, song, the spoken word and visual arts including film, photography, digital and the decorative arts and crafts and any combination of these art forms, principally but not exclusively by holding performances, workshops and events in the area defined in this paragraph. 5 The area within which the organisation shall operate (in this constitution referred to as the 'Area of Benefit') shall be Dumfries and Galloway and surrounding areas extending throughout Scotland and on occasion elsewhere as deemed appropriate by the Charity Trustees.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | 2 | Not supplied |
| 30 March 2025 | £236,870 | £159,569 | 2 | 1 September 2025 |
| 30 March 2024 | £106,960 | £127,783 | 2 | 25 September 2024 |
| 30 March 2023 | £157,924 | £124,635 | 2 | 6 October 2023 |
| 30 March 2022 | £147,652 | £93,778 | 2 | 25 July 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
- Bridge House, 9 High Street, Annan
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.absoluteclassics.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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