01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC023880
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G1 3DN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charitable trust was set up by the late Tom Paul to use it's trust fund to make donations for charitable purposes with a general view to support such causes which have a link to the Balfron/Killearn area.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
For the provision of facilities for sport, recreation, adult education, drama, music or other cultural or recreational activities, or the provision of financial or other assistance to the aged, needy or infirm, in the interests of the social welfare of persons in Killearn, Balfron and surrounding area in Scotland or to support or assist any voluntary associations, clubs or other organisations having the like objects, or to support or assist any person in respect of educational or instructional classes in the trade, profession or vocation which such person practises or intends to practise
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £12,876 | £132,307 | 0 | 11 March 2026 |
| 5 April 2024 | £13,625 | £85,726 | 0 | 24 December 2024 |
| 5 April 2023 | £14,244 | £20,350 | 0 | 9 November 2023 |
| 5 April 2022 | £13,824 | £47,356 | 0 | 7 October 2022 |
| 5 April 2021 | £12,734 | £57,643 | 0 | 12 November 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
- 100 Queen Street
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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