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Strathaven Balloon Festival

SC046563Registered charity from 17 May 2016
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Charity Information:
Address 39 Bridge Street
Strathaven
Lanarkshire
Postcode ML10 6AN
Website strathavenballoonfestival.co.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
This SCIO will promote, advance and further charitable purposes primarily through the focal point of the organisation of a community focussed balloon festival to encourage the commnuity (as well as others from further afield) to come together in Strathaven to celebrate and enjoy its history, culture and community spirit. The festival will aim to encourage a wide and diverse range of participants in the community event and will also seek to work in collaboration with schools, charities and others in building the success of the festival and other events and projects connected with it. The projects and events connected with the festival will ordinarily be aimed at advancing education through schools projects, promoting Strathaven's heritage and culture (including through arts and culture aspects of activities at the festival) and furthering education and science through the techniques and procedures associated with balloon flight.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The charity's purpose is to organise an annual hot air balloon festival in Strathaven over a weekend late in August. 20 to 25 balloon crews are invited to attend. It involves schools through education in ballooning and an art competition. Local musicians will perform from mid-day till late on a proper stage with a professional sound system to create a wealth of entertainment whilst waiting on ballooning activity. A variety of fairground rides, a classic car show and commercial and charity stalls are all part of the experience. There is no entry fee. Three remote parking sites with a shuttle bus service into the town address the gridlock that would ensue with 40,000 visitors descending on the town. Planning and licensing is monitored by the South Lanarkshire Council Resilience Committee, but no public funds are available for this event: funding comes from programme and raffle ticket sales, stall lets, local businesses and public donations.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 17 May 2016
Main Operating Location: Glasgow City
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "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"
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
30 Sept 2021 £0 £415 15 Jun 2022 Yes
30 Sept 2022 £30,202 £36,146 29 Jun 2023 Yes
30 Sept 2023 £48,463 £45,797 29 Jun 2024 Yes
30 Sept 2024 £12,131 £16,498 30 Jun 2025 Yes Download
30 Sept 2025 No Annual Information due by 30 Jun 2026
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:
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