01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049870
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- TD6 0DY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Melrose Music Festival exists to share the joy of music, promoting high-quality music by established and emerging musicians of all genres and encouraging involvement, especially by young people, in musical appreciation, participation, and composition. This work takes place throughout the year through programme development, fund-raising, and publicity and culminates in a ten-day festival in Melrose in the Scottish Borders in September.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation’s purposes are the advancement of music and associated arts in the Scottish Borders and beyond. This shall be achieved chiefly but not limited to the following: i) Supporting and encouraging amateur music making in the Borders. ii) Bringing professional musicians of acclaim to the Borders. iii) Supporting and encouraging music making amongst children and young people in the Borders.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2026 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 January 2025 | £16,502 | £17,643 | 0 | 31 October 2025 |
| 31 January 2024 | £15,499 | £14,652 | 0 | 7 January 2025 |
| 31 January 2023 | £14,453 | £6,977 | 0 | 24 July 2023 |
| 31 January 2022 | £4,294 | £593 | 0 | 14 September 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
- Mertoun Glebe, Clintmains, St Boswells, Melrose
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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