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Stonehaven Folk Festival SCIO

SC049859Registered charity from 15 January 2020
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Notes:
This charity was established to replace SC024654 Stonehaven Folk Festival. SC024654 Stonehaven Folk Festival has now wound up and passed its assets and liabilities to SC049859 Stonehaven Folk Festival SCIO which is a SCIO.
Charity Information:
The Name the Charity is Known By Stonehaven Folk Festival
Address Broomlea, Glenbervie Road
Drumlithie
Stonehaven
Postcode AB39 3YU
Website www.stonehavenfolkfestival.co.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
4 The organisation’s purposes are: 4.1 The purpose and objectives of the Organisation shall be to promote, maintain, improve and advance education particularly by promoting and encouraging the study, practice and knowledge of the arts, especially folk music. 4.2 For these purposes the Organisation shall:- Organize, promote, manage and conduct a Festival of traditional and contemporary music each year during July in and around Stonehaven; said festival would typically include but would not necessarily be limited to 4.2.1 a range of concerts lectures and workshops on various “folk music” related activities 4.2.2 Informal “sessions” where singers, musicians and the public can meet and play together, thereby raising the public’s awareness of “folk music” and fostering good relations with the citizens of Stonehaven 4.3 From time to time, as decided by the management committee, award scholarships, sponsor or otherwise support individuals or Organisations in the community in the furtherance of the purpose and objectives. 4.4 These activities will serve to: 4.4.1 promote the appreciation and preservation of folk music; 4.4.2 encourage youth participation in, and attendance at, the Festival; 4.4.3 promote new talent; and 4.4.4 encourage active participation in musical activities.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The purpose and objectives of the Organisation shall be to promote, maintain, improve and advance education particularly by promoting and encouraging the study, practice and knowledge of the arts, especially folk music.4.2 For these purposes the Organisation shall:-Organize, promote, manage and conduct a Festival of traditional and contemporary music each year during July in and around Stonehaven; said festival would typically include but would not necessarily be limited to4.2.1 a range of concerts lectures and workshops on various “folk music” related activities4.2.2 Informal “sessions” where singers, musicians and the public can meet and play together, thereby raising the public’s awareness of “folk music” and fostering good relations with the citizens of Stonehaven4.3 From time to time, as decided by the management committee, award scholarships, sponsor or otherwise support individuals or Organisations in the community in the furtherance of the purpose and objectives.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 15 Jan 2020
Main Operating Location: Aberdeenshire
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 51-100
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "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"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Oct 2021 £3 £1,041 07 Mar 2022 Yes
31 Oct 2022 £36,903 £36,558 18 Jul 2023 Yes
31 Oct 2023 £40,260 £35,880 05 Jul 2024 Yes
31 Oct 2024 £59,020 £57,088 07 May 2025 Yes Download
31 Oct 2025 No Annual Information due by 31 Jul 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
Martin Kasprowicz
Anna Matheson
Blythe Primrose
David Bliss
Andrew Harding
Margaret Findlay
Diane Reid
Susan Briggs
Louise Park
Garry Sutherland
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