# Borders Book Festival

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC037347
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
- **Registered:** June 7, 2006
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC037347


## Contact

- **Address:** Harmony House, St Marys Road, Melrose
- **Postcode:** TD6 9LJ
- **Website:** www.bordersbookfestival.org



## Activities

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

**Purposes:** 'the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

**What the charity does:** The Company was established to: (i) promote the arts for the benefit of the public, and in particular to encourage and develop public participation and interest in the cultural and social heritage of the Borders Region. (ii) present public readings and other artistic performances at the annual Borders Book Festival or elsewhere, for the benefit of the local and general public. (iii) support and encourage authors, writers and other practitioners of the arts by providing them with the opportunity to perform or display their talents at the annual Borders Book Festival or elsewhere. (iv) establish and promote international, national and regional exchanges of ideas and information in relation to the arts, by lectures, performances, displays and otherwise in suitable public venues.

**Objectives:** To promote for the benefit of the public the arts (which for the purposes of this clause shall mean the literary or any other arts provided in each case that they are of recognised cultural, aesthetic or educational value) and to foster, promote and increase public participation and interest in the arts, and in particular the active encouragement and development of public participation and interest in the cultural and social heritage of the Borders region'





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** Scottish Borders
- **Geographical spread:** Wider, but within one local authority area



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £0 | £0 |  -  | 50 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £499387 | £486722 |  -  | 50 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £436311 | £426760 |  -  | 42 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £414907 | £423207 |  -  | 39 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £321664 | £320161 |  -  | 22 |  |