01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC043633
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 9
- Postcode
- PA3 3RX
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Our purpose is to develop community assets into completely self-sustaining ventures in the following areas: SOCIALLY: We will create a 'local village' effect, with an emphasis on providing facilities, with a focal point for social and economic interaction, supporting physical and mental health. PHYSICALLY: We will design high quality accessible public and green spaces for the community to feel valued and proud of. ECONOMICALLY: Creating employment for local people and 'Circulating the Linwood Pound'. Using local suppliers and businesses, will ensure money spent in our facilities is reinvested directly back into the local economy contributing to community wealth building.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- 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
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Company’s main purpose is consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development. The charitable purposes of the Company are: (i) The provision of and access to recreational sporting facilities and activities for the residents of Linwood and the area within the Community. (ii) The promotion and provision of training opportunities, particularly among the residents within the Community, with particular reference to skills which will assist the participants in obtaining paid employment. (iii) To advance education and in particular to promote opportunities for lifelong learning for the benefit of the residents of the area within the Community. (iv) To promote and advance the health and wellbeing of the residents of the area within the Community. (v) To relieve poverty among the residents of the area within the Community. (vi) To advance the protection and improvement of the environment of the area within the Community. (vii) The advancement of citizenship and community development.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £375,908 | £426,316 | 9 | 27 April 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £363,657 | £427,326 | 9 | 8 May 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £445,719 | £417,295 | 9 | 22 March 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £445,269 | £416,505 | 9 | 13 March 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £1,180,526 | £368,147 | 9 | 31 March 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
- Acorn House, 145 Brediland Road, Linwood, Renfrewshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.linwoodtrust.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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