01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC045628
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH76AE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Native Spirit is set up to advance the education of the public in the art, culture, and heritage of Indigenous peoples worldwide. Our primary purpose is to create a bridge for intercultural dialogue, allowing Indigenous filmmakers and cultural practitioners to share their own stories on their own terms, a concept termed 'Narrative Sovereignty' We achieve this by organising an annual Native Spirit Festival, the UK's first and only independent festival dedicated to promoting Indigenous filmmakers, media, and artists. The festival screens films across all genres—including documentary, experimental, sci-fi, and music— prioritising works by Native directors and those in Indigenous languages. Beyond the annual festival, we run year-round outreach activities, including screenings and panel discussions at universities, museums, and cultural venues to further educational impact. Our work is entirely volunteer-run and also supports community educational projects.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- 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
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4.1 To advance education for the public benefit in the United Kingdom and worldwide in the art, culture and heritage of the indigenous peoples of the Americas and elsewhere. 4.2 Such other similar purposes as are exclusively charitable in accordance with the law of Scotland as the trustees from time to time determine.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | £2,524 | £2,837 | 0 | 28 February 2026 |
| 31 May 2024 | £3,055 | £1,748 | 0 | 28 February 2025 |
| 31 May 2023 | £3,311 | £2,995 | 0 | 29 February 2024 |
| 31 May 2022 | £2,498 | £4,763 | 0 | 28 February 2023 |
| 31 May 2021 | £5,886 | £4,401 | 0 | 28 February 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
- Studio G28, Edinburgh Palette, 151 London Road, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.nativespiritfoundation.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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