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Arabesque

SC049266Registered charity from 30 April 2019
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address Arabesque
c/o Simply English
59 Lauriston Place
Edinburgh
Postcode EH3 9HY
Website No Link Provided
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 To promote, advance and encourage the study, practice and knowledge of film, through: (i) the public exhibition and distribution of Arab cinema; and (ii) practical filmmaking workshops, prioritising young people from areas of multiple deprivation and from an Arab background. 4.2 To provide a voice for Scotland's Arab community, through filmmaking projects that work with Scottish Arab and refugee communities. 4.3 To support community integration through filmmaking projects that engage both with Arab and non-Arab groups. 4.4 To provide other cultural events that promote Arab culture.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Run an annual arab themed film festival
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 30 Apr 2019
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"
Beneficiaries: "People with a particular ethnic or racial origin", "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
31 Mar 2022 £0 £100 03 Jun 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £63 £42 16 May 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £0 £40 28 Jun 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £10 £40 14 Jul 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
Mahmoud Nabawi
James McKenzie
Lorraine Weston
Hany Beshr
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