01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC001189
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G4 0BL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Provide audio recordings to Blind and Partially sighted persons.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The object of the Playback Service is to relieve the Blind or Partially Sighted, or those labouring under some temporary or permanent incapacity or disability which makes reading a strain, by the provision of recorded tapes.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £15,442 | £5,675 | 0 | 26 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £7,702 | £12,482 | 0 | 3 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £4,990 | £6,473 | 0 | 13 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £53,169 | £38,044 | 0 | 6 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £6,938 | £4,335 | 0 | 3 November 2021 |
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
- Flat 194, 12 Dobbies Loan Place, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.playback.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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