01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC044935
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- PA75 6QS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To fulfil our charitable purposes, Sound Waves engages in two main activities: Mendelssohn on Mull and Mull Music Makers, both based on the Isle of Mull. We advance education in music for all age groups from pre-school children to post-graduates. encourage performance of live music (predominantly on the Isle of Mull), and provide emerging professional musicians with opportunities to develop their musical talent.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
7.1 To advance education in music, mainly instrumental, for all age groups, from pre-school children to post-graduates through: 7.1.1 Encouraging performance of live music. 7.1.2 Providing post-graduates with ongoing opportunities to develop their musical talent in the wider professional music world. 7.1.3 Involving children resident in remote areas with musical activities and training which would not otherwise be available to them. 7.2 To advance the art of music by attracting audiences of all ages and providing access to music of the highest standard with free concerts in interesting venues, thus enhancing the musical understanding of all concertgoers and building new audiences for classical music.
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 December 2025 | £107,255 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £105,771 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 3 | 11 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £138,207 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £145,009 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 3 | 24 September 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | £100,934 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £113,516 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 3 | 24 June 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | £98,475 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £116,518 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 3 | 26 June 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | £112,903 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £119,676 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 3 | 28 June 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
- Achadh Beul na Huidhe, Penmore, DERVAIG, ISLE OF MULL
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.soundwavesscio.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Mendelssohn on Mull Trust now ceased · SC013040
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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