Charity Details

Leith School Of Art

SC007456Registered charity from 11 May 1988

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Charity Information:

Address 25 North Junction Street
Edinburgh

Postcode EH6 6HW

Website www.leithschoolofart.co.uk

Regulatory Type Standard

Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Object:

(a) To set up and carry on schools at or by means of which students may obtain education and instruction and particularly in or with regard to art, architecture, drawing, designing, painting, sculpture and all other subjects whatever that may be conducive to the knowledge of or skill in any trade, pursuit or calling and do all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the carrying on of such an establishments; and (b) to provide schools and all necesssaries and conveniences for or to students, teachers, lecturers, employees and officers temporarily or otherwise by the Company, and to afford them facilities for study, research, cultivation, teaching and performance of the tasks and duties allotted to them respectively.

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

Leith School of Art aims to provide an art education that emphasises the whole person, in curriculum and pastoral care. Since its foundation Leith School of Art is committed to providing a distinctive range of art education opportunities to all, regardless of background and financial means. Leith School of Art’s charitable aims are centred on its commitment to making art accessible to all, by offering bursaries and concessionary places across our courses. In pursuit of its artistic aims Leith School of Art offers a full-time year-long Foundation Course, a structured Graduate Residency scheme, a Schools Programme for students in local schools and a wide range of other year-long courses as well as short courses, weekend workshops and summer school.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Constitutional Form Date: 11 May 1988

Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh

Number of Staff: 38

Number of Volunteers: 0

Purposes: "the advancement of education", "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
30 Jun 2021	£815,499	£713,666	19 Nov 2021	Yes
30 Jun 2022	£888,916	£845,987	20 Dec 2022	Yes
30 Jun 2023	£938,397	£899,455	21 Mar 2024	Yes
30 Jun 2024	£883,665	£928,762	06 Feb 2025	Yes
30 Jun 2025	£948,223	£963,224	24 Feb 2026	Yes	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
Lesley	Franklin
Jennifer	Landels
Kenneth	Simpson
Mary	Ramsden
Robert	Dick
Thomas	Ramsden
Fiona	Sturrock
Felicity	Nicol
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