01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC017854
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- PA20 9NN
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 05/03/15 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Company number: SC0129935], company name: Bute Conservation Trust)
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Maintain network of paths including the West Island Way on the island.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation's purpose is to advance heritage and culture through any or all of the following activities: To preserve and promote the built, natural and social heritage of Bute. To encourage and enable a wider knowledge of that heritage and its conservation. To improve and maintain access to the island 's heritage sites. To improve the environment and to stimulate positive change for the long term. To conserve the natural environment and to promote sustainable development. To promote activities which are part of local or national history or tradition. To provide and promote education and training, particularly in traditional skills. To develop better understanding of the community and the strengthening of links within it. To promote civic participation and volunteering work experience and employment
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2026 | £2,855 | £8,623 | 0 | 19 June 2026 |
| 5 April 2025 | £8,556 | £17,499 | 0 | 2 July 2025 |
| 5 April 2024 | £8,087 | £8,888 | 0 | 17 September 2024 |
| 5 April 2023 | £25,142 | £21,766 | 0 | 4 October 2023 |
| 5 April 2022 | £3,247 | £25,393 | 0 | 9 August 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
- 12 St Blane's Terrace, Kilchattan Bay, Isle Of Bute
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.discoverbute.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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