01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC009667
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- PA20 0EP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Bute Museum Endowment Fund was set up in 1987 to provide a source of income for Bute Museum. The dividends from the investments form the source of income.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
We provide and declare that the Trust Fund shall be held by the Trustees in trust only for the following purposes : ... The Trustees shall pay the income of the Trust Fund to the administrators of the Bute Museum. (c) The Trustees may in their sole and unfettered discretion pay the capital of the Trust Fund or any part or parts thereof to the administrators of the Bute Museum on such terms and conditions, if any, as the Trustees in their sole and unfettered discretion think proper. (d) The Trustees shall be the sole judges of the identity of the administrators of the Bute Museum. (e) In the event of the Bute Museum ceasing to be used as a Museum, of which event the Trustees shall be the sole judges, the Trustees shall apply the income and capital of the Trust Fund for the advancement of education in all its forms in the Isle of Bute including without prejudice to the foregoing generality the granting of scholarships for research into the history, natural history, agriculture, archaeology, industrial archaeology, architecture, social history, culture, environment and geology of the Isle of Bute and the printing and publishing of the results of such researches all as the Trustees in their sole and unfettered discretion think proper.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £6,773 | £10,000 | 0 | 14 July 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £7,646 | £0 | 0 | 18 June 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £12,622 | £14,100 | 0 | 19 February 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £6,547 | £5,000 | 0 | 16 February 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £10,658 | £9,500 | 0 | 15 February 2022 |
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
- Bute Museum, Stuart Street, Rothesay, Isle of Bute
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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