01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC023620
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- PA1 1UW
OSCR note: The charity has changed its name from Outspoken Arts Scotland to The Art Department, Paisley Ltd - effective from 25/09/2024
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity is an arts organisation that provides creative learning in the visual arts, exhibitions and events from its new venue base in the town centre of Paisley.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the promotion of equality and diversity
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The company’s objects are: (1) The advancement of education. (2) The advancement of citizenship or community development. (3) The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. (4) The promotion of equality and diversity. (5) The promotion of arts and culture particularly concerning those persons with protected characteristics, as defined by the Equality Act (2010), being: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £221,553 | £273,136 | 3 | 4 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £255,205 | £264,541 | 3 | 27 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £271,964 | £283,899 | 3 | 13 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £86,503 | £111,221 | 3 | 29 October 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £125,378 | £106,772 | 3 | 7 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
- The Art Department, Paisley Ltd, 9-11 Causeyside Street, PAISLEY, Renfrewshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://art-department.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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