01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC023258
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- IV2 3HQ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Comann nam Pàrant (CnP), means 'Parents’ Organisation', and consists of a network of around 30 local groups, representing the interests of parents whose children are educated through the medium of Gaelic at the various levels, from pre-school to secondary level. The main aim of all CnP groups is 'to promote and support the establishment and maintenance of education through the medium of Gaelic'. It was as a result of the efforts of parents that Gaelic medium education (GME) first began in 1985. The umbrella body, Comann nam Pàrant (Nàiseanta), was set up in 1994 as a direct response to parental request. All areas with local CnP groups are able to be represented on the national committee, thus ensuring that all parents can have a voice at national level. The organisation represents the views of parents with children in GME at national and local level on matters relating to education and Gaelic language development.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To advance education through the medium of the Gaelic language
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2026 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 January 2025 | £0 | £4,921 | 0 | 25 September 2025 |
| 31 January 2024 | £2,000 | £492 | 0 | 20 February 2025 |
| 31 January 2023 | £109,545 | £105,738 | 0 | 16 January 2024 |
| 31 January 2022 | £100,000 | £125,444 | 0 | 31 December 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
- 5 Caolshraid Mhicheil, Inbhir Nis, Siorrachd Rois
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.parant.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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