OSCR Scottish charity profile

Society of Badenoch & Strathspey Artists

Known as SBSA

ActiveCharity number SC046852
Registered20 September 2016
Main locationHighland
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC046852
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
PH20 1DR
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OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 13 August 2026 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (company number: SC372686, company name: SOCIETY OF BADENOCH & STRATHSPEY ARTISTS).

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Provide space for members to show their artwork

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The Charitable Purposes of the SCIO ('the Charitable Purposes') are to encourage and promote the arts, heritage and culture in particular, but not exclusively, by: 3.1.1 holding exhibitions open to the general public and the local community. 3.1.2 encouraging the work of individual artists locally and nationally. 3.1.3 supporting the artistic development of members. 3.1.4 arranging workshops, training and community project activities. 3.1.5 working alongside local schools to encourage young people to take an interest in the arts, heritage and culture. 3.1.6 co-operating and associating with other arts societies, organisations and similar bodies in the promotion of the Charitable Purposes of the SCIO.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£14,181£17,454030 March 2026
31 December 2024£14,730£14,727010 March 2025
31 December 2023£17,200£16,317010 May 2024
31 December 2022£8,461£9,820027 March 2023
31 December 2021£6,058£12,643019 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
Lochnagar, Main Street, Newtonmore, Inverness-shire
Website supplied to OSCR
www.theionagallery.com
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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