# Scottish Arts Trust SCIO

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC052099
- **Known as:** SAT
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** Oct. 31, 2022
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC052099


## Contact

- **Address:** 24 Rutland Square, Edinburgh
- **Postcode:** EH1 2BW
- **Website:** www.scottishartstrust.org



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals'

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

**What the charity does:** The charity was established primarily to support and promote the arts in Scotland, We encourage artists to challenge stereotypes. We push literary boundaries by offering cash prizes for short stories, flash fiction, novels and essays. We create opportunities for young musicians to create new audiences. We aim to provoke, surprise and engage audiences. Our activities include running competitions for short stories,flash fiction,essays and novels, Scottish portraits and Scottish landscapes. Our initiatives include awards, exhibitions in public galleries, performances and publications in the visual and literary arts as well as contemporary music and opportunities for young musicians. Our work promotes new and established artists and musicians based or born in Scotland. We publish an anthology of a selection of writing from competition entries from worldwide authors. We award bursaries to writers and artists to gain free entry to these competitions.

**Objectives:** The organisation's purposes are  4.1 The Trust shall hold and apply the sum of �10 paid by us to them, and such other funds and assets as may from time to time be comprised in the Trust Property, in trust for the following purposes: -  (a) to advance all forms of the Arts in Scotland and elsewhere in the United Kingdom. (b) to improve the accessibility of all forms of the Arts to the general public. (c) to advance the educational aspects of the Arts and (d) to encourage and assist in the development of up-and-coming artists, exhibitors, composers, architects, designers, writers, producers, performers, and others in all forms of the Arts.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** City of Edinburgh
- **Geographical spread:** Scotland and other parts of the UK



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £156020 | £144729 |  -  | 0 | [PDF](/sc/SC052099/files/2025-12-31-accounts.pdf) (473.2 KB) |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £127657 | £153166 |  -  |  -  |  |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £121809 | £107016 |  -  |  -  |  |