01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048610
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- DG8 6BT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Trad Music Trust encourages, supports, develops and promotes traditional music, dance and language learning, composition and performance in Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland. It achieves this by facilitating concerts, workshops, masterclasses, 1-to-1 tuition, competitions, participatory performance sessions with opportunities provided free of charge, or at a concessionary rate to anyone under the age of 25. The charity also manages and runs a live music venue, which acts as the income generator for the organisation.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- 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. The organisation's purposes are: 4.1. the advancement of education in traditional music, dance and language by encouraging, supporting, delivering, developing and promoting traditional music, dance and language learning and education through a range of workshops, talks, training days and other educational events and opportunities. 4.2. 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. 4.3. the advancement of the arts, heritage and culture of Scotland and other Celtic nations
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April 2025 | £150,665 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £126,953 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 31 December 2025 |
| 1 April 2024 | £143,869 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £134,568 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 6 March 2025 |
| 1 April 2023 | £84,813 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £81,700 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 31 December 2023 |
| 1 April 2022 | £88,261 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £72,037 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 10 January 2023 |
| 1 April 2021 | £79,735 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £77,870 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 30 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
- The Vault Arts Centre, 40 Victoria Street, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.tradmusic.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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