Charity Details

Girvan Traditional Folk Festival

SC048244Registered charity from 26 March 2018

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Charity Information:

Address ℅ 4 North Park Avenue
Girvan

Postcode KA26 9DH

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

Website www.girvanfolkfestival.org.uk

Regulatory Type Standard

Object:

The organisation's purposes are: In providing a public benefit for Scotland and elsewhere, the organisation's AIMS & OBJECTIVES and associated activities are 1. To advance Scottish arts, heritage and culture by: I.Sustaining the organising, and managing an annual festival of the Traditional Arts in Girvan with a strategic short and long term management plan in order to promote an interest in traditional music and related art forms including folksong, dance and storytelling II.Encouraging and facilitating the passing on of skills and repertoire to successive generations of musicians III.To develop and manage The Girvan Traditional Folk Festival and related activities in ways which benefit both the local community and contribute to the promotion and preservation of traditional music in a national context 2. To advance citizenship and community development by: I. Engagement with Girvan Town Team in collaborative events planning for the social benefits of town and village community operating in joined up community development support thinking. II. Reaching out to rural village communities to enhance quality of living, particularly in the disabled care sector. III. Creating more inclusive arts and education opportunities to address South Ayrshire's rural social deprivation 3.To advance education in the areas of traditional music, song, dance and storytelling and develop associated performance skills by: I.Encouraging and facilitating the passing on of skills and repertoire to successive generations of musicians through the provision of skills and mentoring workshops

Operations:

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

Girvan Traditional Folk Festival (SC048244) promotes and enables participation in the traditional arts for people of all ages and backgrounds in Girvan, South West Scotland and beyond. Our main activity is our annual Festival, held every Mayday holiday weekend since 1975 (?? with the notable exception of 2020! ??) making it one of Scotland’s longest-established gatherings of traditional musicians – a significant economic driver for the local area and beloved by the many visitors who faithfully attend and participate each year.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Constitutional Form Date: 26 Mar 2018

Main Operating Location: South Ayrshire

Number of Staff: 0

Number of Volunteers: 1-50

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", "Older People", "People with disabilities or health problems", "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community", "Other charities or voluntary bodies"

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 Sept 2021	£11,815	£3,675	09 Apr 2023	Yes
30 Sept 2022	£17,062	£24,196	29 Jun 2023	Yes
30 Sept 2023	£20,688	£18,340	30 Jun 2024	Yes
30 Sept 2024	£24,004	£21,398	16 Jun 2025	Yes
30 Sept 2025	£31,083	£37,450	23 Jan 2026	Yes	Accounts are currently awaiting redaction
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
Catriona	Haston
Jennifer	Stewart
Stewart	Sheddon
Thomas	McDermott
Tom	Holmes
Gordon	Potter
Susan	Toone
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