01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC028481
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 8
- Postcode
- KA23 9AR
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Originally formed to address the regeneration of West Kilbride's Main Street the charity has developed into a creative centre supporting creativity in education, exhibitions and events. Now known as Craft Town Scotland the charity manages nine craft studios, an exhibition centre, an environmantal group and a media studio.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4.1 To advance heritage through promoting the preservation (whether wholly or in part) of buildings and other structures of historic and/or architectural significance within the Community. 4.2 To provide recreational facilities, or organise recreational activities with the object of improving the conditions of life for the public at large within the Community. 4.3 To advance the arts and culture. 4.4 To advance education. 4.5 To advance environmental protection or improvement including through the creation or improvement of public parks, public streets, pavements and walkways (and adjoining landscaped areas) and other public open spaces within the Community for the benefit of the general public. 4.6 To advance citizenship and/or community development within the Community. 4.7 To promote, establish, operate and/or support other similar schemes which are in furtherance of charitable purposes for the benefit of the Community, but such that the company shall do so following principles of sustainable development. 2.10 'sustainable development' means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £342,691 | £347,195 | 8 | 30 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £282,209 | £337,037 | 8 | 2 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £323,318 | £343,314 | 8 | 29 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £287,774 | £303,315 | 8 | 7 October 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £320,004 | £263,890 | 8 | 16 September 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 Barony Centre, 50 Main Street, West Kilbride, Ayrshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.crafttownscotland.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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