01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC047976
- 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
- EH23 4HH
OSCR note: This SCIO has been set up to replace St David’s Brass Band (SC028401).You have advised us that St David’s Brass Band (SC028401) intends to wind up and transfer the assets and liabilities to St David’s Brass Band SCIO (SC047976).
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity holds band rehearsals for the senior band (membership is by ability, not age) and rehearsals for a training band ( players of varying ages and abilities). It enters brass band contests and performs at various community events throughout the year. Beginners are currently given free lessons and may go on to join the training band. This is in line with our declared purposes of the advancement of education, arts, heritage and culture The hall is available for local community groups to book its use, in line with our declared purposes of the advancement of community development. Having just completed extensive refurbishment of Vogrie Hall, we expect the hall to become used by community groups more frequently.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4.1 To offer recreational facilities and provide recreational activities with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. 4.2 The advancement of education. 4.3 The advancement of the arts, heritage and culture. 4.4 The advancement of community development.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £189,935 | £445,510 | 0 | 12 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £198,143 | £178,374 | 0 | 28 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £28,144 | £40,147 | 0 | 15 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £128,265 | £8,015 | 0 | 14 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £212,403 | £14,149 | 0 | 7 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
- Vogrie Hall, 33 Vogrie Road, Gorebridge, Midlothian
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.stdavidsbrass.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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