01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050479
- 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
- EH12 5RJ
OSCR note: Previous legal name Music In the Community SCIO from 18 September 2020 to 02 June 2026.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Music in the Community supports and enhances: Opportunities for individuals to recognise, develop and use their talents, skills and abilities to enhance their employability and develop individual and collective skills in music creation, performance, production, arrangement, engineering, management and promotions. Equality of opportunity, maintaining social cohesion, building social capital and minimising social exclusion for culturally and linguisticalldiverse Edinburgh-based people. Skills for work. Education. Sense of belonging. Volunteering opportunities in the community. Health and Wellbeing improvements.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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
4.1 The advancement of citizenship 4.2 The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. 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
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £2,660 | £1,698 | 0 | 6 May 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | £9,006 | £7,672 | 0 | 31 March 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | £11,766 | £11,125 | 0 | 4 March 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | £2,200 | £5,690 | 0 | 8 June 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | £7,000 | £4,075 | 0 | 5 December 2021 |
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
- 11 SAUGHTONHALL AVENUE, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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