01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC045030
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 4
- Postcode
- EH9 1PL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Red Note performs the established classics of contemporary music, commissions new music, develops the work of new and emerging composers from around the world, and finds new spaces and new ways of performing contemporary music to attract new audiences.
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 company's objects are to advance both the arts and culture and the education of the public through the promotion, understanding, appreciation and development of music and music theatre, including in particular (but without limitation) music composed since 1900, such to be undertaken primarily, but not exclusively, within Scotland.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £262,252 | £246,595 | 4 | 29 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £319,886 | £355,391 | 4 | 19 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £300,250 | £363,687 | 4 | 15 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £387,492 | £421,805 | 4 | 14 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £278,144 | £227,814 | 4 | 9 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
- Rm 136, Artists Block, Summerhall, 1, Summerhall Place, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.rednoteensemble.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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