# 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:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of citizenship or community development&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of public participation in sport&#x27;,&#x27;the promotion of religious or racial harmony&#x27;,&#x27;the promotion of equality and diversity&#x27;

**What the charity does:** 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.

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;No specific group, or for the benefit of the community&#x27;

**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.





## Geography

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







