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Stills Ltd

SC014136Registered charity from 02 November 1977
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address Stills
23 Cockburn Street
Edinburgh
Postcode EH1 1BP
Website www.stills.org
Regulatory Type Standard
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
(a) To promote a public understanding of photography as an art with particular emphasis on the inherent potentials of this medium amongst the public. (b) To establish a public centre and gallery for the presentation and understanding of photography within a context. (c) To organise and conduct public exhibitions of photography. (d) To acquire a permanent collection of photographs and reference material for the public benefit. (e) To conduct an educational programme by means of lectures, seminars, research, practical workshop sessions and publications. (f) To create a research Fellowship in photography.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The charity is designed to promote the art of photography through a series of exhibitions in our gallery, talks and events, a Creative Learning programme, provision of photography facilities and services (including a Dark Room, Digital Photography Lab and Photography courses) and access to an extensive library of books on the art of photography. Stills is open to all members of the public and the Exhibitions, Library and the majority of Creative Learning projects are provided free-of-charge.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 02 Nov 1977
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Number of Staff: 12
Number of Charity Trustees: 11
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2022 £349,602 £367,374 06 Dec 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £439,750 £454,867 07 Dec 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £491,232 £470,831 11 Dec 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £483,335 £480,843 18 Dec 2025 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
31 Dec 2025 No Annual Information due by 30 Sept 2026 Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Alicia Bruce
Andrew McNiven
Jane Martin
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