OSCR Scottish charity profile

Blues Scotland (SCIO)

ActiveCharity number SC049154
Registered21 March 2019
Main locationScottish Borders
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC049154
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
TD5 7ST

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Blues Scotland was incorporated to provide a voice, and support for, and improved accessibility to, the Blues music genre (including its family tree). The aforementioned is to help ensure that Blues musicians and non-musicians alike are recognised and included as part of a wider community.

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 the arts, heritage, culture or science. 4.2 The advancement of education. 4.3 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.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
1 April 2025£0£0031 March 2026
1 April 2024£0£0031 March 2026
1 April 2023£0£0031 March 2026
1 April 2022£0£0031 March 2026
1 April 2021£0£0031 March 2026

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
Hendersyde Stables Cottage, Kelso
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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