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Scottish Jazz Archive (SCIO)

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC049270
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Feb. 21, 2026. Filing history
Registered
May 3, 2019
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
33/3 Learmonth Crescent
Edinburgh
EH4 1DD

Contact

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

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

Scottish Jazz Archive is set up to preserve the history of jazz in Scotland through the collection of related artefacts and oral histories and making these available to the public through its website and social media channels.

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','Older People','People with disabilities or health problems','People with a particular ethnic or racial origin','Other defined groups','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies'

Objectives: 1.1 To advance heritage by identifying, collecting, cataloguing and digitising materials, and the production of filmed oral histories relating to the history of jazz in Scotland through the preservation and curation of tangible cultural artefacts foundational to current practices in the field. 1.2 To advance education by raising awareness and providing access to the history of jazz in Scotland through a permanent and publicly accessible online educational resource and through public events including talks and exhibitions.

Geography

Main operating location
City of Edinburgh
Geographical spread
UK and overseas

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
May 31, 2025 Feb. 21, 2026On time £100 £57
May 31, 2024 Feb. 19, 2025On time £100 £0
May 31, 2023 Feb. 29, 2024On time £100 £0
May 31, 2022 Feb. 27, 2023On time £100 £24
May 31, 2021 Feb. 28, 2022On time £250 £0

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