01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC044658
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- DG1 2AD
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
DGU (or DG Unlimited) is the day-to-day operating name of the Dumfries and Galloway Chamber of the Arts. It is a membership organisation that works with Dumfries and Galloway’s creative and cultural sector, advocating, supporting, and giving creatives a collective voice. We are champions and advocates of the vital role creative and cultural practitioners and community organisations play in contributing to the health and wellbeing of our communities and economy
Charitable purposes
- 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, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
he organisation's purposes are: The advancement of the arts, heritage and culture in Dumfries and Galloway and elsewhere and principally for the benefit of the people of Dumfries and Galloway And in furtherance thereof: provide expert advice to Dumfries and Galloway Council and others on policy, programmes and projects relating to the arts, heritage and culture encourage greater involvement in the arts, heritage and culture by the provision of support to practitioners, participants and local organisations.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £178,381 | £123,316 | 0 | 3 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £178,381 | £123,316 | 0 | 19 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £98,600 | £70,367 | 0 | 18 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £123,067 | £139,624 | 0 | 16 June 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | £119,313 | £90,530 | 0 | 11 March 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 Dumfries & Galloway Council Offices, Municipal Chambers , Buccleuch Street , Dumfries
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://dgunlimited.org/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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