01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049905
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- DG6 4JA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
EcoArt connects communities with art and crafts that support climate and social justice, by harnessing the transformative power of participatory art we aim to effect cultural and behavioural change. We deliver art projects and creative classes that support consumption reduction, the circular economy, climate awareness and sustainability. Our studio is a community space for repair, reuse, upcycling, skill sharing and wellbeing. Monthly we host a Repair Cafe, Furniture Upcycling & Eco Printing workshops, Dotty Art & Slow Stitching for Wellbeing, a Climate Kitchen for sharing climate action, Woolly Spinners Meetup & Plant Connections to sharing peer knowledge, weekly there's an Eco Makers group for learning skills, sessions in the community garden and Free Food Friday for collecting and redistributing surplus food. We commission environmental art, support artist residencies and deliver an annual environmental river festival in Dumfries, Nithraid.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
1. The advancement of environmental protection or improvement for public benefit by: a) advancing reductions in: consumption. waste. plastic use. demand for virgin resources. greenhouse gas emissions. and energy use. b) the promotion of sustainable development including raising awareness on environmental issues and creating action on climate change. All to be achieved by connecting people with art and creative pursuits that encourage a more environmentally conscious and sustainable lifestyle. 2. To promote, establish, operate and/or support other similar schemes, organisations, individuals and initiatives which are in furtherance of the charitable purposes.
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 January 2026 | £29,699 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £77,322 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 29 October 2026 |
| 31 January 2025 | £30,141 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £79,839 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 29 October 2025 |
| 31 January 2024 | £12,065 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £50,525 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 29 October 2024 |
| 31 January 2023 | £15,749 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £46,099 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 29 October 2023 |
| 31 January 2022 | £22,834 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £46,184 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 25 October 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
- EcoArt, 1 Castle Street, Kirkcudbright
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.ecoartcharity.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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