01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC047266
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH2 4AN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Foundation seeks applications from individuals and community organisations. It gives grants ranging between £500 and £1,500 to community photography providers and projects that have analogue photography at their core in order to promote, preserve, develop or practise the art of analogue photography.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
2 The Trustees shall hold and apply the Trust Property of this Trust known as 'The Richard and Siobhan Coward Foundation') (Scottish Charity Number SC047266) ('the Trust'), in trust for the following charitable purposes and subject to the following provisions:- (a) To promote, preserve, develop or practise the art of analogue photography. (b) to support the provision of Community Photography to improve the health and well- being of children and young people under 25. (c) To support learning in the art of analogue photography.
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 August 2025 | £30,553 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £36,188 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 25 February 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | £26,721 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £26,940 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 25 April 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | £25,752 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £22,997 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 24 May 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | £25,607 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £17,115 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 12 May 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | £19,612 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £16,410 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 19 May 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
- 5 South Charlotte Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.cowardphotography.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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