01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC051450
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- AB35 5QW
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity organises and holds the Highland Games in Ballater on the second Thursday of August each year. This is achieved by a group of Convenors in charge of over 70 programme events including heavy, light and track competitions, and contracted attendee facilities including catering and trade stands for the benefit of residents and visitors.
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
The Charitable Purposes of Ballater Highland Games shall be: a) To advance the heritage and culture of Scotland by staging, managing, operating and promoting the annual Ballater Highland Games. b) To advance public participation in sport through the organisation of professional events and non-professional events open to all comers. c) To provide recreational facilities or assist in the organisation of recreational facilities for the benefit of the general public, without distinction of gender, orientation, racial, political, religious or other opinions. and d) To support other related community activities or projects that also further the charitable purposes at a) to c) hereof and benefit the community of Ballater and District.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £115,370 | £88,229 | 0 | 17 April 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | £95,780 | £96,814 | 0 | 4 May 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | £99,748 | £88,504 | 0 | 7 May 2024 |
| 31 October 2022 | £74,105 | £64,650 | 0 | 6 June 2023 |
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
- Park House, Anderson Road, Ballater, Aberdeenshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.ballaterhighlandgames.com/
- 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
© Crown Copyright and database right 2026. Contains information from the Scottish Charity Register supplied by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. BritDB is an independent service and does not claim to be the Scottish Charity Register.