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Creative Lives Charity Limited

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC020345
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Dec. 30, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Nov. 30, 1995
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
The Melting Pot
15 Calton Road
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
EH8 8DL

Contact

Website
creative-lives.org
Screenshot of the Creative Lives Charity Limited website

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

Creative Lives is set up to champion community-led creativity and ensure that everyone can take part in creative activity, regardless of background, place or circumstance. We believe that everyday creativity strengthens wellbeing, builds social connection and supports resilient communities. We do this by working directly with grassroots creative groups and volunteers, particularly those who are under-resourced or marginalised. Our work is place-based and includes mapping local creative activity, distributing grants and micro-grants, providing practical support and resources, sharing learning, and raising the profile of community creativity. We work in partnership with local authorities, funders and community organisations to embed sustainable, inclusive creative opportunities.

Beneficiaries: 'Other defined groups'

Objectives: (i) To promote amateur arts and crafts'· generally and in particular (ii) To develop and improve the knowledge, understanding and practice of amateur arts and. crafts through the recognition and development of amateur arts and crafts both in the United Kingdom and elsewhere (a) By providing encouragement, advocacy and support for amateur agencies, their members and other individuals showing particular talent, expertise or interest in the field of amateur arts and crafts (b) By acting as consultants and advisors to amateur organisations or other: groups and by making available to them the results of research and studies and information of any kind which may be relevant to their activities.

Geography

Main operating location
City of Edinburgh
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2025 Dec. 30, 2025On time £731,721 £958,040 11
March 31, 2024 Dec. 31, 2024On time £1,116,385 £998,117 13
March 31, 2023 Dec. 20, 2023On time £748,868 £693,406 17
March 31, 2022 Dec. 31, 2022On time £711,891 £658,582 18
March 31, 2021 Dec. 21, 2021On time £723,583 £633,682 21

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