OSCR Scottish charity profile

Bear Hug SCIO

ActiveCharity number SC047792
Registered5 October 2017
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC047792
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH6 8RG

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Our main activities are theatre performances for young children, typically aged under 5, and their families, carers, schools and nurseries. We perform largely in theatres and at arts/theatre festivals, but also in schools and nurseries. We also provide educational workshops to accompany the performances - movement or craft based workshops around the themes in the performance.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • the promotion of equality and diversity

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

4 The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 To advance the arts and culture, particularly by creating highquality professional performances for children. 4.2 To advance education in the arts, through creativity-based educational workshops. 4.3 To promote equality and diversity through the arts.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 October 2025£16,213£3,425031 July 2026
31 October 2024£4,300£4,60004 July 2025
31 October 2023£16,295£11,230025 July 2024
31 October 2022£80,186£87,947023 August 2023
31 October 2021£1,550£3,33401 August 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 F43, Out of the Blue, 36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, 36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
www.bearhugtheatre.com
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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