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Houston Old School Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC021470
Status
Active
Registered
May 4, 1993
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
Main Street
Houston
Houston
Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire
PA6 7HD

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

Houston Old School Trust was set up in order to maintain and provide the use of the Carrick Centre building in the heart of the village to the community. The centre has many rooms for hire and is host to an onsite cafe open to the public.

Objectives: The objects for which the Company is established are: (i) (a) To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Old Houston and its environs without distinction of political, religious or other opinions by associating the Local Authorities Voluntary Organisations and inhabitants thereof in a common effort to advance education and to either provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants. (b) To secure the establishment of a Community and Arts Centre and to co-operate with the Local Statutory Authority in the maintenance and management of the Centre for the community events, functions, exhibitions and all other forms of recreational, leisure and sporting activities promoted by the Company in furtherance of either of the above objects or any of them.

Areas of operation

Main operating location
Renfrewshire
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2025 £76,742 £69,007 6
March 31, 2024 £58,971 £62,266 6
March 31, 2023 £57,157 £57,183 -
March 31, 2022 £89,966 £56,853 6
March 31, 2021 £17,493 £52,643 6