01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048809
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH22 1NL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Cymera Festival is an annual celebration of science fiction, fantasy and horror writing that aims to nurture the enjoyment of those genres by bringing together writers and readers from Scotland and beyond to share ideas, create stories and celebrate their imagination. Cymera continues to provide meeting places for writers and readers of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror in Scotland and beyond. Cymera does this by organising and participating in events and activities for writers and readers of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror genres. This includes the Cymera Festival, held annually over three days in June.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4.1 The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 November 2025 | £78,218 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £73,481 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 2 August 2026 |
| 30 November 2024 | £61,230 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £60,981 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 10 July 2025 |
| 30 November 2023 | £45,403 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £51,241 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 3 August 2024 |
| 30 November 2022 | £33,929 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £40,581 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 16 August 2023 |
| 30 November 2021 | £25,608 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £21,811 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 12 June 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
- 35 Woolmet Crescent, Danderhall, Midlothian
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.cymerafestival.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
No direct external links on this profile. The official OSCR record and source documentation are available through BritDB’s dedicated source page.
05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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