Charity Details

Music At Paxton, SC037392

Registered charity from 21 July 2006

There is important information in the notes section for this Charity

Charity Details

This shows the latest contact address that OSCR has been given for the charity.AddressPaxton House
Paxton
Nr. Berwick-upon-Tweed
Scottish Borders

This is the latest postcode that the charity has supplied.PostcodeTD15 1SZ

Shown where the charity has supplied us with a link to its website.Websitehttps://www.musicatpaxton.co.uk/

Charities are shown as Standard charities, Registered Social Landlords, or Cross-Border charities. These last two will link through to other Regulators’ websites, where you may be able to view the charity’s accounts.Regulatory Type Standard

This personalised charity registration logo can be downloaded free of charge and used on the charity’s website, email signatures and publications.OSCR Registration Logo

These are taken directly from the charity's constitution. A charity's objects describe what the charity has been legally set up to achieve. They do not necessarily describe all of the activities the charity carries out in order to achieve these objects. Object:

The SCIO's purposes are to foster and promote the arts in society for the benefit of the general public and particularly of inhabitants of the Scottish Borders and Northumberland by developing public appreciation of the arts and by improving public access to the arts and the quality of the arts, working both independently and in collaboration with other local and national organisations, and in particular (but without prejudice to the foregoing generality) by:- 4.1 facilitating and improving the accessibility of the arts, particularly music; 4.2 improving standards of execution and appreciation of the arts, particularly music; 4.3 encouraging and assisting in promotion and advancing the practice, presentation, enjoyment and study of the arts, particularly music; 4.4 educating the public in the art and science of music by the presentation of concerts and other musical activities. 4.5 providing opportunities for families and young children to engage with outstanding music and musicians; and 4.6 supporting young professional musicians in the early stages of their careers. 5 For the purposes of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 the following charitable purposes are (i) particularly relevant and (ii) are the charitable purposes identified as applicable from section 7 of that Act: 5.1 the advancement of the arts, heritage and culture; and 5.2 the advancement of education.

Details of the charity's operations

Current status of the charity.Charity Status: Active

When the charity last submitted a change in information.Last Updated: 14 Dec 2023

Whether the charity is a Trust, Company, Unincorporated Association, SCIO, Educational Endowment, Industrial & Provident Society or Statutory Corporation, the date it became that form, and any previous forms it may have had.Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Constitutional Form Date: 25 Mar 2021

Previous Constitutional Form 1: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Previous Constitutional Form 1 Date: 21 Jul 2006

This best describes how local or widespread the work of the charity is.Geographical Spread: A specific local point, community or neighbourhood

This local authority area in which the charity is currently operating.Main Operating Location: Scottish Borders

The Charity and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act sets out 15 charitable purposes and one analogous purpose.Purposes: "the advancement of education","the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"

This lists which beneficiary groups the charity has identified as being the main focus of activities: children / young people, older people, people with disabilities or health problems, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other defined groups, no specific group or for the benefit of the community, other charities / voluntary bodies.Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"

This sets out the types of activity undertaken by the charity from the following: it makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals, it makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations, it carries out activities or services itself, it does none of these.Types of activity undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"

Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 25 March 2021 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (company name: Music At Paxton, company number SC305241).

Annual Information Submission History

The end of the financial year for which accounts and information has been requested. Year End	The gross income for the period. Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	The date the return was validated by OSCR. Accounts Received	The accounts available to view have had personal data such as signatures and addresses redacted (blacked out) to comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998. The charity’s accounts are the responsibility of the charity trustees and any queries regarding the content of the accounts should be directed to the charity in the first instance. OSCR accepts no liability for the accuracy of the charity’s accounts nor any decision based upon them. Latest Accounts
30 Sep 2019	£83,544	£81,425	14 Feb 2020	Yes
30 Sep 2020	£44,089	£31,148	15 Jan 2021	Yes
30 Sep 2021	£82,606	£93,541	31 Dec 2021	Yes
30 Sep 2022	£93,317	£92,886	05 Dec 2022	Yes
30 Sep 2023	£92,168	£92,074	02 Dec 2023	Yes	SC037392 Music at Paxton Accounts to 300923 signed_Redacted
*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OSCR allowed an additional 9 months grace period for charities that were overdue/late when their annual information due by date fell between 01 March 2020 and 31 March 2021. 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 .

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