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Applied Arts Scotland SCIO

SC022604Registered charity from 14 May 1994
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Notes:
This SCIO was incorporated on 27 July 2016 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC022604 - Applied Arts Scotland, which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 14 May 1994.
Charity Information:
Address Studio 107
Wasps Artists’ Studios
36-48 Langstane Place
ABERDEEN
Postcode AB11 6FB
Website http://www.appliedartsscotland.org.uk/
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The advancement of arts, heritage and culture through the promotion of Applied Arts, defined as meaning the making and/or the decorating of items applying aesthetic criteria, in society for the benefit of the public in Scotland by developing public appreciation of the Applied Arts and by improving public access to and the quality of the Applied Arts; The advancement of education through the provision of training and mentoring to applied artists in particular on going professional development in the sector.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The objects of Applied Arts Scotland are to promote and support the Applied Arts in particular to support professional crafts people, designer makers and applied artists in Scotland. Summary of the main activities in relation to these objectives: • Enable makers to develop their professional practices.. • Coordinate and collaborate with a range of support organisations and statutory bodies who have a responsibility for the applied arts sector. • Create regular networking opportunities and conferences.. • Support ongoing professional development in the sector by means of training, mentoring, apprenticeships and other activities.. • Collect and disseminate information in order to generate a bank of specific data for use in support of the sector.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 27 Jul 2016
Previous Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association
Previous Constitutional Form Date: 14 May 1994
Main Operating Location: Glasgow City
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 0
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"
Beneficiaries: "Other defined groups"
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 £130,753 £213,001 20 Dec 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £89,651 £133,975 10 Jan 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £68,346 £111,262 29 Dec 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £54,432 £53,861 30 Dec 2025 Yes Download
31 Mar 2026 No Annual Information due by 31 Dec 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:
First Name Last Name
Thomas Wren
Annette Sopata
Carrie Fertig
Lynne Hocking
Mariam Syed
Clare Waddle
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