Registered charity · No. SC037984Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
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Wigtown Festival Company
Independent profile · Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) data
Wigtown Festival Company is a registered charity in Scotland. Its register classifications include the advancement of education, the advancement of citizenship or community development, the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science.
Wigtown Festival Company (number SC037984) 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 Wigtown Festival Company do?
Our Mission is to produce the UK's most vibrant book festival and develop the literary and cultural wealth of Scotland's National Book Town and its region. in doing so, we deliver social and economic benefits for the people of our region. In the reporting year, we hosted the 26th annual Wigtown Book Festival offering a wide-ranging programme of 216 events for adults, young people and children, welcoming an audience of 19,250. Volunteers offered over 2000 hours of support in running the Festival. We remain committed to supporting writers and readers, and achieved this during the year by sustai…
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
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Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Wigtown Festival Company
Answers Wigtown Festival Company gave in its annual return to the OSCR for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
Where does Wigtown Festival Company's money come from?
Wigtown Festival Company reported £316k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £271k (86%), trading and fundraising events £42k (13%), investments £2,648 (1%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£271k · 86%
Trading and fundraising events£42k · 13%
Investments£2,648 · 1%
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Dumfries And Galloway
What causes is Wigtown Festival Company registered for?
the advancement of educationthe advancement of citizenship or community developmentthe advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
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Wigtown Festival Company's charity number is SC037984. Check that number on the OSCR register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does Wigtown Festival Company do?
Our Mission is to produce the UK's most vibrant book festival and develop the literary and cultural wealth of Scotland's National Book Town and its region. in doing so, we deliver social and economic benefits for the people of our region. In the reporting year, we hosted the 26th annual Wigtown Book Festival offering a wide-ranging programme of 216 events for adults, young people and children, welcoming an audience of 19,250. Volunteers offered over 2000 hours of support in running the Festival. We remain committed to supporting writers and readers, and achieved this during the year by sustai…
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How can I donate to Wigtown Festival Company?
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Where does Wigtown Festival Company's money come from?
Wigtown Festival Company reported £316k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £271k (86%), trading and fundraising events £42k (13%), investments £2,648 (1%).
When was Wigtown Festival Company registered as a charity?
Wigtown Festival Company was entered on the register on 21 March 2007.