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Paisley Art Institute (Est. 1876)

SC051200Registered charity from 16 August 2021
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Notes:
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).
Charity Information:
The Name the Charity is Known By Paisley Art Institute
Address 40 Oakshaw Street East
Paisley
Postcode PA1 2DD
Website https://paisleyartinstitute.org
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
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.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
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).
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 16 Aug 2021
Main Operating Location: Renfrewshire
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 0
Purposes: "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "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 2022 £0 £0 29 Apr 2024 Yes
31 Jul 2023 £0 £0 29 Apr 2024 Yes
31 Jul 2024 £0 £0 24 Nov 2024 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
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