01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048981
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 8
- Postcode
- TD10 6YL
OSCR note: Previous legal name Marchmont Makers Foundation from 23 January 2019 to 17 January 2024.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Our charity is dedicated to nourishing and inspiring creativity in individuals and communities. It does this through focusing on its three key strategic pillars: Creative Education, Patron of the Arts, and Creative Spaces.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The purposes of the SCIO are to provide financial and other related support for the furtherance of such charitable purposes, objects and institutions, in such proportions and manner as the Trustees think fit, with a focus on advancement of arts, heritage, culture and education.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £1,464,633 | £97,374 | £29,744 | £38,851 | £1,298,664 | £0 | £1,453,554 | £288,158 | £1,165,396 | £0 | 8 | 24 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £32,421,762 | £32,346,944 | £8,104 | £0 | £14,710 | £52,004 | £1,137,479 | £101,726 | £1,035,753 | £0 | 8 | 30 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £369,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £349,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 8 | 21 June 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £334,634 | £334,008 | £625 | £1 | £0 | £0 | £116,922 | £6,570 | £110,352 | £0 | 8 | 18 August 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £249,151 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £21,808 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 8 | 18 May 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
- Lower Power House, Marchmont Estate, Berwickshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://marchmontmakers.org/
- 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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