OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Edinburgh Horror Festival

Known as ED HORROR FEST

ActiveCharity number SC051661
Registered25 March 2022
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC051661
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
EH16 4RP

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Hold regular events including the Edinburgh Horror Festival (the EHF) and help promote horror theatre and entertainment more generally. We do this by providing event spaces, promoting shows connected with EHF, facilitating the EHF and holding an award known as 'The Spookies' at the end of the Fringe focussing on horror at the Fringe.

Charitable purposes

  • 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 organisation's purposes are: To identify, develop and promote opportunities to bring artists, writers, performers and musicians together to encourage sharing, learning and support between local people of all backgrounds and abilities. To provide facilities for arts, film, performance, culture and music-based activities which develop local people and give rise to sharing, learning and support. To provide such other means of support to arts, film, performance, culture and music-based activities which enhance sharing, learning and support between local people as may be within the gift of the Charity from time to time including in the form of fundraising activities, charitable sponsorship and donations. To partner with similar organisations in furtherance of the aforementioned objects within the local community.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

4 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
1 April 2026£0£00Not supplied
1 April 2025£29,066£26,439031 December 2025
1 April 2024£16,218£14,138021 June 2025
1 April 2023£7,719£7,385017 February 2024

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
127 Niddrie Mains Drive, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
http://www.edinburghhorrorfestival.co.uk/
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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