# Leith Festival Association

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC036496
- **Known as:** Leith Festival
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
- **Registered:** April 25, 2005
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC036496


## Contact

- **Address:** 17a Academy St, Leith, Edinburgh
- **Postcode:** EH6 7EE
- **Website:** www.leithfestival.com



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It carries out activities or services itself'

**Purposes:** 'the advancement of education','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of public participation in sport','the promotion of religious or racial harmony','the promotion of equality and diversity'

**What the charity does:** Leith Festival Association was set up to promote arts and cultural activities within the area of Leith. We do this by holding an annual gala day and arts festival each June. Celebrating local musicians, artists, storytellers and more. In addition where funds allow we will hold various events throughout the year, bringing people across the community together through arts of different kinds. For example, In Niv 2024 we held a Leith's Got Talent competition. In the past we have organised christmas carol performances by local primary schools, Burns poetry nights, and more.

**Objectives:** To promote, maintain, improve and advance education for the public benefit by the encouragement of the arts.  To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Leith and its environs without distinction of sex, sexuality, political, religious or other opinions by associating the local statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities, or assist in the provision of facilities, in the interest of social welfare for recreation and other leisure-time occupation so that their conditions of life may be improved.  To promote, establish, operate and/or support other schemes and projects charitable in law for the benefit of the community of Leith and its environs.





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** City of Edinburgh
- **Geographical spread:** A specific local point, community or neighbourhood



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2025 | £0 | £0 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £22994 | £17536 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £24387 | £21545 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £19938 | £30165 |  -  | 1 |  |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £9451 | £11924 |  -  | 2 |  |
| Sept. 30, 2020 | £28084 | £17594 |  -  | 2 |  |