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Friends of Geilston

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC050608
Status
Active
Registered
Dec. 3, 2020
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
17 Napier Avenue
Cardross
Dumbarton
G82 5LY

Contact

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement'

To safeguard the future of Geilston Garden in Cardross as a National Trust for Scotland garden open to the public. We work with the NTS to maintain Geilston as an NTS owned and managed garden open to the public by helping promote the garden as a visitor attraction. We do through the promotion of events in the garden through the season. We publicise these events and our activities to members and the wider public through our website and social media. We monitor NTS actions relating to the garden in order to help safeguard the longer term viability of the property as part of the NTS portfolio.

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: 4.1 the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture and science. and 4.2 the advancement of environmental protection or improvement in particular through the support, preservation and conservation of Geilston Estate, Cardross, its house and garden.

Geography

Main operating location
Argyll And Bute
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Jan. 31, 2026 £5,890 £4,999
Jan. 31, 2025 £7,828 £8,113
Jan. 31, 2024 £14,923 £8,529
Jan. 31, 2023 £12,215 £7,009
Jan. 31, 2022 £11,570 £1,331