--- title: "Strange Town — charity SC045646 accounts | CharityCompare" description: "Strange Town (charity SC045646): income £636k (2025). Check registration, activities, accounts and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/strange-town retrieved: 2026-10-08T19:35:32.767Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. SC045646Company (the charity is registered with Companies House) ST # Strange Town Independent profile · Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) data Strange Town is a registered charity in Scotland. Its register classifications include the advancement of education, the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.strangetown.org.uk/) [Check official registration](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC045646) Work at Strange Town? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=strange-town&type=claim&name=Strange%20Town) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Strange Town? Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31 £635,690 Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31 £592,732 Registered charity number SC045646 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Company (the charity is registered with Companies House) Register contact address detail (not service area) City of Edinburgh Website [www.strangetown.org.uk](http://www.strangetown.org.uk/) Quick answer Strange Town (number SC045646) is listed as registered in the OSCR snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Strange Town do? Strange Town is an Edinburgh-based company that uses theatre and the arts as a creative catalyst to nurture talent and increase access to opportunities in the arts for children and young people. Strange Town creates exciting, challenging and vital work that gives a voice to the people it works with. Strange Town is recognised for developing talent, providing progression routes for children, young people and artists at different ages and stages of careers. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Strange Town Answers Strange Town gave in its annual return to the OSCR for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### Where does Strange Town's money come from? Strange Town reported £617k total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £607k (98%), trading and fundraising events £9,276 (2%). - Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£607k · 98% - Trading and fundraising events£9,276 · 2% ### Registration details Registered as a charity 28 May 2015 Where it says it operates City of Edinburgh ## What causes is Strange Town registered for? the advancement of educationthe advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Strange Town yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Strange Town. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. 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Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Strange Town do? Strange Town is an Edinburgh-based company that uses theatre and the arts as a creative catalyst to nurture talent and increase access to opportunities in the arts for children and young people. Strange Town creates exciting, challenging and vital work that gives a voice to the people it works with. Strange Town is recognised for developing talent, providing progression routes for children, young people and artists at different ages and stages of careers. Does Strange Town have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Strange Town. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Strange Town? Strange Town's website listed in our register data is http://www.strangetown.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. Where does Strange Town's money come from? Strange Town reported £617k total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £607k (98%), trading and fundraising events £9,276 (2%). When was Strange Town registered as a charity? Strange Town was entered on the register on 28 May 2015. Source: Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC045646).