01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC052683
- 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
- G2 1EH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Provide financial and artistic support for theatrical projects by underwriting the expenses of developing a new work and being a dramaturgical sounding board.
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
6. The company's objects are to: 6.1. Advance the arts, heritage and culture and, in particular, through: 6.1.1. the development of new theatrical works with a view to supporting emerging talent in the performing arts. 6.1.2. supporting emerging talent in the performing arts. 6.1.3. supporting the work of Scottish playwrights and other theatre artists. 6.1.4. supporting cross-cultural/multilingual theatrical work to enrich the global theatre community, bringing Scottish theatre to the world, and global theatre to Scotland. 6.1.5. creating accessible productions of the classics of the theatrical canon that reach and connect with a broader audience. and 6.2. To promote, establish, operate and/or support other projects and programmes which further similar 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 October 2025 | £2 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £20,034 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 29 July 2026 |
| 31 October 2024 | £18,387 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £7,620 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 6 November 2025 |
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
- George House, 50 George Square, Glasgow, G2 1EH
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://thistledownarts.org.uk/
- Parent charity
- SOMERLED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION · 045247 and 43-03-02
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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