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Vision Mechanics

SC023585Registered charity from 18 April 1995
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Charity Information:
Address 81 Great Junction Street
Leith
Edinburgh
Postcode EH6 5HZ
Website www.visionmechanics.org
Regulatory Type Standard
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
To advance the education of the public in the arts and in particular the art of puppetry through performances and other related activities
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The charity was set up in 1995 to continue the work of the Edinburgh Puppet Company and promote puppetry in all its forms. These are not only indoor performances but also outdoor installations and pageants to give as wide an audience as possible the experience of puppet theatre. Vision Mechanics uses both traditional forms and technological innovation in these unique events. An important aspect of the charity is the training of puppeteers and makers, valuing the varied skills that free-lance artists, writers, musicians and technicians bring to the productions. Workshops give members of the public the opportunity to participate in the making of puppets.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 18 Apr 1995
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 0
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of citizenship or community development", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "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 Nov 2021 £352,722 £263,518 05 Aug 2022 Yes
30 Nov 2022 £148,122 £257,864 28 Aug 2023 Yes
30 Nov 2023 £73,984 £86,816 27 Aug 2024 Yes
30 Nov 2024 £152,929 £167,311 22 Aug 2025 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
30 Nov 2025 No Annual Information due by 31 Aug 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
David Alexander Wilson
Caroline Ann Lyon
Tom Edward Watton
Alia Sulaiman
Isobel Watson Gray
Madeleine Tamsin Lisa Berg
Mary Elizabeth Anne Fleming
Adrian Lindsay Barber
Richard Francis Thomas
Helen Ann-Marie Milne
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