01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC051200
- Status
- Not Submitted
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- PA1 2DD
OSCR note: Previous name- Paisley Art Institute (SCIO) from 16/08/2021 to 14/05/2025 This SCIO has been set up to replace (Paisley Art Institute-SC000840).You have advised us that Paisley Art Institute (SC000840) intends to wind up and transfer the assets and liabilities to (Paisley Art Institute (SCIO)-SC051200).
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
As in our Purpose, this charity was created to absorb the association of Paisley Art Institute (PAI) (SC000840. There have been neither activity nor financial transactions within the charity during the period of this report. The Trustees of the Paisley Art Institute SC000840 (PAI) have been involved in protracted negotiations to clarify ownership of elements of its Art Collection and to have the Collection valued. This is progressing but, after legal guidance, the Trustees do not consider that PAI is yet in a position to consider the winding up of PAI and the subsequent transfer of assets to Paisley Art Institute (SCIO).
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
1.4 PURPOSES The purpose of the PAI is in accordance with the section of charitable purposes defined by the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, Sec 7 (2) f, as the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. The original concept of the Institute has not changed since 1876. The Institute aimed to have its own member exhibitions and art collection to rival Glasgow, Edinburgh, and London. This was to give easier access for the people of Paisley and environs to a quality art experience for their pleasure, enrichment and education. Specifically, the purpose of the Institute shall be the encouragement of Art Studies, and the promotion of Art, by such means as Conversaziones, Lectures, and Exhibitions of Works of Art within Paisley and its environs.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 July 2024 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 24 November 2024 |
| 31 July 2023 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 29 April 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 29 April 2024 |
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
- 40 Oakshaw Street East, Paisley
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://paisleyartinstitute.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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