OSCR Scottish charity profile

Society Of Friends Of Paisley Abbey

ActiveCharity number SC016574
Registered21 May 1963
Main locationRenfrewshire
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC016574
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
PA4 8WF

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The principal object and activity of the charity is the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science and in furtherance of: a. The care of Paisley Abbey (the 'Abbey') and the Place of Paisley. b. The adornment and furnishing of the Abbey and the Place of Paisley. c. The maintenance of the music in the Abbey. d. The encouragement of research into the history of the Abbey and the giving of grants in aid of the publication of the approved monographs in connection with the Abbey and the Place of Paisley. and e. Generally the support of any project connected with the maintenance or improvement of the Abbey and the Place of Paisley.

Charitable purposes

  • 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

The Society shall have for its objects: The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science and in furtherance of: a.The care of Paisley Abbey (the “Abbey”) and the Place of Paisley. b.The adornment and furnishing of the Abbey and the Place of Paisley. c.The maintenance of the music in the Abbey. d.The encouragement of research into the history of the Abbey and the giving of grants in aid of the publication of the approved monographs in connection with the Abbey and the Place of Paisley. and e.Generally the support of any project connected with the maintenance or improvement of the Abbey and the Place of Paisley.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2024£21,839£23,643024 December 2025
31 December 2023£19,361£25,64902 December 2024
31 December 2022£22,294£32,031027 November 2023
31 December 2021£18,845£24,489012 September 2022
31 December 2020£16,113£21,995027 December 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
Titanium 1, KIng's Inch Place, Renfrew
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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