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Shetland Fiddlers Society

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC007254
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Dec. 13, 2025. Filing history
Registered
April 7, 1982
Legal form
Unincorporated association

Address

Address
14a Hangcliff Lane
Lerwick
Shetland
ZE1 0EB

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

Preservation and sharing of Traditional Shetland Fiddle tunes and playing style, through weekly practices where new tunes are introduced to add to the already substantial repertoire. Additionally, organising and hosting public events that showcase the Shetland Fiddle Music traditions as well as performing to varying audiences at several concerts annually and participating in the newly established Shetland Fiddle Week.

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: (a) To assist in the preservation, stimulation and presentation for the benefit, education and enjoyment of the public of the art of traditional Shetland fiddle playing (b) To give concerts, recitals and other public appearances of Shetland fiddle music for the benefit, education and enjoyment of the public (c) To make recordings or broadcasts of Shetland fiddle music for the benefit, education and enjoyment of the public (d) To educate musicians in the art of traditional Shetland fiddle playing (e) To provide opportunitites for enjoyment and social intercourse among members and others (f) To collect, preserve and publish manuscripts and recordings of Shetland fiddle music for the benefit, education and enjoyment of the public and for these purposes to establish, maintain and develop a library or other premises for the storage, display and lending to the public of such manuscripts and recordings (g) To co-operate with the Local Authority, voluntary organisations and inhabitants of Shetland in the furtherance of the above objects or any of them.

Geography

Main operating location
Shetland Islands
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 Dec. 13, 2025On time £6,805 £4,789
March 31, 2024 Aug. 24, 2024On time £5,277 £2,703
March 31, 2023 Aug. 16, 2023On time £3,874 £4,782
March 31, 2022 June 24, 2022On time £1,600 £1,554
March 31, 2021 Oct. 6, 2021On time £280 £202

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.