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Exhibiting Societies Of Scottish Artists

Also known as: Essa

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC031877
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Feb. 21, 2026. Filing history
Registered
June 29, 2001
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Part of
Exhibiting Societies Of Scottish Artists (SC031877)

Address

Address
Level 5
9 Haymarket Square
Edinburgh
EH3 8RY

Contact

Website
essa-scottishart.com

Activities

'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'

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

We have three member societies being the Society of Scottish Artists, the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour and Visual Arts Scotland. Our role is to lease the Royal Scottish Academy galleries ('RSA') from the National Galleries of Scotland to facilitate the holding of exhibitions in the RSA by the member societies.

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

Objectives: The object for which the Society is established is for the benefit of the public in Scotland to advance education by promoting, improving and advancing public understanding and appreciation of arts by facilitating exhibitions.

Geography

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

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
May 31, 2025 Feb. 21, 2026On time £26,407 £26,413
May 31, 2024 Feb. 24, 2025On time £22,359 £21,410
May 31, 2023 Feb. 23, 2024On time £23,795 £23,553
May 31, 2022 Feb. 28, 2023On time £19,392 £20,144
May 31, 2021 Feb. 24, 2022On time £999 £499

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

Linked charities

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