# Helensburgh Winter Festival

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC046881
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** Oct. 4, 2016
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC046881


## Contact

- **Address:** 14  Bain Crescent, Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire
- **Postcode:** G84 9DD



## Activities

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

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of citizenship or community development&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science&#x27;

**What the charity does:** Our charity exists to advance community development and promote social wellbeing in Helensburgh and the surrounding area by delivering inclusive community events and festivals that bring people together.  We organise and deliver public events throughout the year, including seasonal festivals, and family activities that are open and accessible to residents and visitors. These events create opportunities for local businesses, community groups, artists and performers to participate, showcase their work and engage with the wider community.  Through these activities we encourage social connection, community pride and cultural participation, while also supporting the local economy and helping to strengthen a vibrant and inclusive community.

**Objectives:** 1. The SCIO will promote, advance and further charitable purposes primarily through the focal point of the organisation of a community focussed winter festival to encourage the community (as well as others from further afield) to come together in Helensburgh and its surrounds to celebrate and enjoy its history, culture and community spirit. The festival will aim to encourage a wide and diverse range of participants in the community event and will also seek to work in collaboration with charities and others in building the success of the festival and other events and projects connected with it. The projects and events connected with the festival will ordinarily be aimed at advancing community participation and involvement promoting Helensburgh and its surrounds? heritage and culture. 2. For the purposes of the 2005 Act the following charitable purposes are particularly relevant and for the purposes of the 2005 Act are the charitable purposes identified as applicable from section 7 of the 2005 Act:- 2.1 the advancement of citizenship or community development. and 2.2  the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. 3. For the purposes of the Taxes Acts the provisions set out in clauses 7.1 and 7.2 shall be read together to ensure the charitable purposes of the SCIO are compliant with the Taxes Act.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** Argyll And Bute
- **Geographical spread:** Wider, but within one local authority area






