01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC007478
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G2 8JX
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The trustees have invested the capital via brokers and payments are made from net revenue income to such charities and necessitous persons primarily in the Paisley area. A percentage of the fund is restricted to fund Youth Groups.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- the advancement of animal welfare
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The Trust was formed in similar lines to the charitable portion of the Brough Trust of Paisley.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £311,353 | £284,426 | 0 | 16 December 2025 |
| 5 April 2024 | £191,576 | £200,149 | 0 | 6 September 2024 |
| 5 April 2023 | £181,646 | £166,833 | 0 | 19 December 2023 |
| 5 April 2022 | £250,947 | £254,843 | 0 | 22 December 2022 |
| 5 April 2021 | £220,906 | £196,865 | 0 | 5 October 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- c/o MacRoberts LLP, Capella, 60 York Street, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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