Forgan Arts Centre SCIO
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC008537
- Status
- Active
- Reporting
- Up to date Last filed Aug. 13, 2026. Filing history
- Registered
- Oct. 22, 1980
- Legal form
- SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Address
- Address
- Forgan Arts Centre
59 Kirk Road
Newport on Tay
DD6 8JB
Contact
- Website
forganartscentre.co.uk
Activities
'It carries out activities or services itself'
'the advancement of education','the advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'
Forgan Arts Centre sits on the edge of the village of Newport-on-Tay in the Tay Bridgehead Ward of North East Fife. It is a community-led arts centre delivering creative activities for the people of Fife, and beyond. Our programme includes art and craft classes, workshops, artist-led projects that respond to community need, artist commissions, residencies, placements, and public events. We provide allotments, artist studios, and professional making facilities. We have on-site accommodation in the Gardener’s Cottage. Through diverse creative practices, we work with artists while listening to our communities to address individual and collective challenges that resonate locally and globally. We are a part of the local ecology providing access to creativity and a site for the exploration and understanding of the natural environment. We provide a warm welcome and take an approach to accessibility that supports individual need.
Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'
Objectives: 4 The Organisation is a non-profit distributing charity whose aim is to advance the health and wellbeing of the residents of the Tay Bridgehead Council Ward and surrounding area (which together constitute the ' local community') by promoting the following: 1) The advancement of education 2) The advancement of arts, heritage, culture and science 3) The advancement of citizenship or community development 5 And in furtherance of the above, the Organisation will 1) provide or improve, or assist in providing or improving, facilities and activities for the study and practice of arts and crafts and 2) foster community participation and engagement through the provision or improvement of such facilities and activities.
Geography
- Main operating location
- Fife
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
Finances
| Period end | Filed | Income | Expenditure | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | Aug. 13, 2026On time | £479,116 | £566,002 | 11 |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | July 15, 2025On time | £370,452 | £430,138 | 8 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | Sept. 5, 2024On time | £466,921 | £427,585 | 8 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | Sept. 4, 2023On time | £315,266 | £296,927 | 4 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | Sept. 7, 2022On time | £369,036 | £76,484 | 2 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | Jan. 16, 2022 | £53,510 | £87,292 | 2 |
Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.