# Scottish Opera Endowment Trust

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC003924
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
- **Registered:** Jan. 1, 1902
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC003924


## Contact

- **Address:** 39 Elmbank Crescent, Glasgow
- **Postcode:** G2 4PT



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations'

**Purposes:** 'the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

**What the charity does:** To build an endowment that will enhance the financial sustainability of Scottish Opera, primarily through the sound investment of legacies received by Scottish Opera, and using income from the endowment to support Scottish Opera's charitable activities.

**Objectives:** The charitable purpose of the Trust shall be to give financial support to SCOTTISH OPERA, a registered Scottish charity (SC019787) (whom falling the Default Beneficiaries as defined in clause 12 hereof), in maintaining and improving the quality and extent of its achievement in fulfilling the objects of the said Scottish Opera Limited, which include the creation of opportunities for the people of Scotland to see and hear productions of opera and of operatic music





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** Glasgow City
- **Geographical spread:** Scotland and other parts of the UK



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £963414 | £29993 |  -  | 0 | [PDF](/sc/SC003924/files/2025-03-31-accounts.pdf) (538.0 KB) |
| March 31, 2024 | £418281 | £23704 |  -  | 0 |  |
| March 31, 2023 | £876936 | £219870 |  -  | 0 |  |
| March 31, 2022 | £280776 | £222614 |  -  | 0 |  |
| March 31, 2021 | £105758 | £28191 |  -  | 0 |  |