01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC012598
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- One or a few bases or facilities serving people who come from a broad area
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 100
- Postcode
- PA13 4AU
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
St Columba's School is an independent school, set up to provide education for pupils aged 3-18.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Company's objects are to advance the formal education of children and young people in the West of Scotland to high academic standards in a manner which optimises the opportunities of individual pupils to develop every aspect of hislher character and prepares pupils for the responsibilities, challenges, obligations of citizenship and (without compromising the Company's commitment to high academic standards or the Company's financial wellbeing) to adopt admission policies and promote bursary schemes designed to make places at the Company's school available to the widest practicable cross section of children and young people and pursuant to the foregoing to carry on for the benefit of the public the following activities:-
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £8,442,775 | £8,917,059 | 100 | 18 June 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £8,095,034 | £8,647,467 | 100 | 15 April 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £8,061,390 | £8,367,962 | 100 | 3 April 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £7,366,497 | £7,555,806 | 100 | 12 April 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £7,018,239 | £7,032,595 | 100 | 13 April 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
- Finance Department, St Columba's School Limited, Duchal Road, Kilmacolm, Inverclyde
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.st-columbas.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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