OSCR Scottish charity profile

Girvan Traditional Folk Festival

ActiveCharity number SC048244
Registered26 March 2018
Main locationSouth Ayrshire
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC048244
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
KA26 9DH

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Girvan Traditional Folk Festival (SC048244) promotes and enables participation in the traditional arts for people of all ages and backgrounds in Girvan, South West Scotland and beyond. Our main activity is our annual Festival, held every Mayday holiday weekend since 1975 (?? with the notable exception of 2020! ??) making it one of Scotland’s longest-established gatherings of traditional musicians – a significant economic driver for the local area and beloved by the many visitors who faithfully attend and participate each year.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • 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 organisation's purposes are: In providing a public benefit for Scotland and elsewhere, the organisation's AIMS & OBJECTIVES and associated activities are 1. To advance Scottish arts, heritage and culture by: I.Sustaining the organising, and managing an annual festival of the Traditional Arts in Girvan with a strategic short and long term management plan in order to promote an interest in traditional music and related art forms including folksong, dance and storytelling II.Encouraging and facilitating the passing on of skills and repertoire to successive generations of musicians III.To develop and manage The Girvan Traditional Folk Festival and related activities in ways which benefit both the local community and contribute to the promotion and preservation of traditional music in a national context 2. To advance citizenship and community development by: I. Engagement with Girvan Town Team in collaborative events planning for the social benefits of town and village community operating in joined up community development support thinking. II. Reaching out to rural village communities to enhance quality of living, particularly in the disabled care sector. III. Creating more inclusive arts and education opportunities to address South Ayrshire's rural social deprivation 3.To advance education in the areas of traditional music, song, dance and storytelling and develop associated performance skills by: I.Encouraging and facilitating the passing on of skills and repertoire to successive generations of musicians through the provision of skills and mentoring workshops

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 September 2025£31,083£37,450023 January 2026
30 September 2024£24,004£21,398016 June 2025
30 September 2023£20,688£18,340030 June 2024
30 September 2022£17,062£24,196029 June 2023
30 September 2021£11,815£3,67509 April 2023

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
℅ 4 North Park Avenue, Girvan
Website supplied to OSCR
www.girvanfolkfestival.org.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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