Charity Details

Scottish Arts Trust SCIO

SC052099Registered charity from 31 October 2022

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Scottish Arts trust SCIO – (SC052099) was established to replace Scottish Arts Trust (SC044753)

Charity Information:

The Name the Charity is Known By SAT

Address 24 Rutland Square
Edinburgh

Postcode EH1 2BW

Website www.scottishartstrust.org

Regulatory Type Standard

Object:

The organisation's purposes are 4.1 The Trust shall hold and apply the sum of �10 paid by us to them, and such other funds and assets as may from time to time be comprised in the Trust Property, in trust for the following purposes: - (a) to advance all forms of the Arts in Scotland and elsewhere in the United Kingdom; (b) to improve the accessibility of all forms of the Arts to the general public; (c) to advance the educational aspects of the Arts and (d) to encourage and assist in the development of up-and-coming artists, exhibitors, composers, architects, designers, writers, producers, performers, and others in all forms of the Arts.

Operations:

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

The charity was established primarily to support and promote the arts in Scotland, We encourage artists to challenge stereotypes. We push literary boundaries by offering the United Kingdom's leading prize for flash fiction. We create opportunities for young musicians to create new audiences. We aim to provoke, surprise and engage audiences. Our activities include running competitions for short stories, flash fiction, Scottish portraits and Scottish landscapes. Our initiatives include awards, exhibitions in public galleries, performances and publications in the visual and literary arts as well as contemporary music and opportunities for young musicians. Our work promotes new and established artists and musicians based or born in Scotland. Our writing competitions also recognise excellence in short story and flash fiction writing among authors worldwide. We will award bursaries to writers and artists to gain free entry to these competitions.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Constitutional Form Date: 31 Oct 2022

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: "Other defined groups"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Dec 2023	£121,809	£107,016	29 Apr 2024	Yes
31 Dec 2024	£127,657	£153,166	05 May 2025	Yes	Visit Charity's Website
31 Dec 2025			No	No
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
Joyce	Goodwin
Leeona	Dorrian
Colin	Munro
Catherine	Howell
Julie	Reynolds
Andrew	Steele
Sara	Cameron McBean
Gordon	Mitchell
Theresa	Ingram
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