OSCR Scottish charity profile

Old Paisley Society

Known as Sma' Shot Cottages

ActiveCharity number SC054407
Registered15 July 2025
Main locationRenfrewshire
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC054407
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
Not supplied
Staff
Not supplied
Postcode
PA1 2HG

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

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

Charitable Purposes 3 The SCIO will, in such manner as the Charity Trustees consider appropriate, promote, advance and further the following charitable purposes: 3.1 To advance the public education in the history and heritage of Renfrewshire and to act as a focal point and network through the Sma’ Shot Cottages, for all who are interested in the subject, to encourage the collection, preservation and recording of archives, photographs, and artefacts and promote their accessibility to the general public and to forge and maintain strategic links with the local community. 3.2 To advance the heritage and culture of the local area by providing a heritage experience for the community and visitors, as well as serving as a local heritage visitor attraction through the provision of guided tours of the Sma’ Shot Cottages, and community archive for the recording, restoration and promotion, of the rich history of Renfrewshire.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

1 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2026£0£0Not supplied

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
Sma' Shot Cottages, 2 Sma Shot Lane, Paisley
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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