OSCR Scottish charity profile

Arran Society Of Glasgow

ActiveCharity number SC014603
Registered19 May 1894
Main locationSouth Ayrshire
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC014603
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
G44 3QP

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The objects of the charity are the support and encouragement of benevolent, cultural and educational objects connected to the Isle of Arran, relieving the needs of the residents or former residents of the Isle of Arran, the education of advancement in any trade or profession of deserving persons and the collection, preservation and publication of the history an forklore of the Isle of Arran

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Beneficiaries

  • Other defined groups

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

Constitutional objectives

The objects of the Society are:- (1) The support and encouragement of benevolent, cultural and educational objects connected to the Island of Arran or the residents or former residents thereof. (2) Relieving the needs of the residents or former residents of the Island of Arran, or their descendants, or other persons eligible to be members of the Society. (3) The education or advancement in any trade or profession of deserving persons eligible to be members of the Society by mean of grants. (4) The collection, preservation, and publication of the history and folklore of the Island of Arran. (5) In connection with the above objects, the management of the Capital Fund of the Society and any additions thereto, and the distribution of the annual income as hereinafter mentioned, in such sums and in such manner as the Directors may determine. Donations, legacies or other sum paid or which may be paid to the Society subject to restrictions or conditions as to the disposal or application thereof, shall be held and applied in accordance with such restrictions or conditions.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 September 2025£11,892£27,013022 May 2026
30 September 2024£11,155£24,632025 February 2025
30 September 2023£16,910£16,47707 March 2024
30 September 2022£15,476£55,050021 February 2023
30 September 2021£50,990£10,94108 March 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
Flat 11 Muirfield Court, 20 Muirend Road, Glasgow
Website supplied to OSCR
http://arransocietyofglasgow.org/
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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