OSCR Scottish charity profile

Colourful Heritage Limited

ActiveCharity number SC044161
Registered22 July 2013
Main locationGlasgow City
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC044161
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
G3 7RH

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Preserving South Asian and Muslim heritage in Scotland through oral video archive project & research undertaken at Colourful Heritage, a number of resources have been created for the community members including teachers, parents & pupils. Many of these Colourful Heritage resources can be accessed through the Colourful Heritage website.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with a particular ethnic or racial origin

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The company's objects are to capture, preserve and celebrate the heritage and contribution of South Asian migrants to Britain, with a Scottish priority. This will include producing video, images and other archive content. The resources will be used to provide historical data for educational and research activities and to inspire future generations through sharing the stories of predominately economic migrants. Online platforms will be used to share and produce content. The company's objects are restricted to those set out in article 4 (but subject to article 6).

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2024£16,360£14,774027 June 2026
31 December 2023£2,605£19,028016 September 2024
31 December 2022£34,220£39,581011 September 2023
31 December 2021£65,308£64,373030 September 2022
31 December 2020£94,250£79,183030 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
Office 822, 3 Fitzroy Place, 1/1 Sauchiehall Street, Finnieston, Glasgow
Website supplied to OSCR
www.colourfulheritage.com
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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