Charity Details

Tinderbox Project

SC042825Registered charity from 23 December 2011

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Charity Information:

The Name the Charity is Known By Tinderbox

Address C/O Tinderbox
North Edinburgh Arts
15a Pennywell Court

Postcode EH4 4TZ

Is the supplied address a principal office or a trustee address? Trustee - Charity Trustee

Website www.tinderboxcollective.org

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Object:

To advance education through providing workshops, rehearsals and performance opportunities for young people in music and the arts, through providing young people with opportunities for personal development and achievement, and through supporting young people's development of a range of life skills including group working, leadership and decision making. To advance the arts through promoting collaboration across the arts, developing strong links between young people and the wider contemporary arts scene, and promoting creativity, inclusivity, network-building and excellence in youth arts. To organise recreational activities in music and the arts for young people, with the object of improving the conditions of life for these people.

Operations:

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

From grass-roots youth work to award-winning productions, Tinderbox aims to ignite a spark in people – one which fills them with confidence, imagination and sense of possibility, and helps them achieve things they never thought possible. Our work uses music and the arts to bring people together and strengthen communities, providing exciting opportunities to those who need them most, and supporting young people to build their confidence, skills, self-esteem, and professional experience. Tinderbox offers a range of creative workshops, orchestra courses, arts residences and apprenticeship programmes. We provide a year-round programme working with hundreds of children and young people aged 10-25, from complete beginners to young professionals and all levels in between.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Constitutional Form Date: 23 Dec 2011

Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh

Number of Staff: 6

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: "Children or young people"

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	£335,504	£274,469	20 Dec 2022	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£326,140	£386,538	22 Dec 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£455,469	£427,421	05 Dec 2024	Yes
31 Mar 2025	£440,504	£532,442	16 Dec 2025	Yes	Visit Charity's Website
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
Kate	Wimpress
James	Coltham
Marianna	Hay
Mark	Casson
Elaine	Cheng
Adrian	Harris
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