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The Thought Trust

SC045768Registered charity from 06 July 2015
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Documents overdue: 14 days

This charity failed to provide all of the information on its finances by its annual submission deadline.
Overdue

This charity failed to provide all of the information on its finances by its annual submission deadline.

Charity Information:
Address Schoolhouse, Kemback
Cupar
Fife
Postcode KY155TS
Website No Link Provided
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
to advance the education of the public in relation to the subject of philosophy by disseminating philosophical research and promoting the pursuit of philosophical studies within and beyond the academic community and offering support for graduate students in philosophy and early career philosophers of excellence to develop their skills and interests, including, without limitation: managing, editing and publishing the British professional philosophical journal, "Thought"; organising workshops, summer schools, conferences and seminars under the "Thought" brand; establishing a "Thought" scholarship fund to support graduate students and other academic activities; and sponsoring collaborative philosophical research projects and applying for grants from external funding sources to finance participation of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows; to advance the arts, heritage and culture for the benefit of the public by: extending philosophical ideas to neighbouring disciplines seeking contributions from philosophers and establishing effective models of wider public communication; and organising interdisciplinary and public events with the aim of promoting knowledge transfer and beneficial societal impact; and to advance any of the above purposes or objects by the giving of grants or loans or the provision of credit or other forms of assistance, financial or otherwise, to persons undertaking projects, initiatives and/or activities which further any of the above purposes or objects and which are wholly charitable within the meaning of the Taxes Acts and Section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Advancement on Philosophical matters of specialisation, Assistance to upcoming philosophers without academic funding. Publication of an Open Access academic journal for the good of the wider philosophical community.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 06 Jul 2015
Main Operating Location: Stirling
Number of Staff: 1
Number of Volunteers: 101-250
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"
Beneficiaries: "Other defined groups"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals", "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Jul 2021 £20,808 £10,640 07 Jul 2022 Yes
31 Jul 2022 £0 £11,160 02 May 2025 Yes
31 Jul 2023 £0 £13,201 02 May 2025 Yes
31 Jul 2024 £0 £12,320 02 May 2025 Yes Download
31 Jul 2025 No Annual Information due by 30 Apr 2026
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
No charity trustee information available
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