01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC005462
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 13
- Postcode
- G1 1UZ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity addresses two issues currently: First, we make it easier for people living in Glasgow City local authority area to volunteer and have positive, inclusive volunteering experiences that give them proven health and employability benefits in the hundreds of public and third sector organisations that need their help – our Volunteer Centre (Inclusion & Development Services) and our SQA Approved Centre services. Secondly, we provide community-based Befriending and Mentoring Services for children and young people facing significant difficulties in their lives, often referred by Social Work or Education Services and matched to trained volunteers. helping the city to “get it right for every child”.
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
- Children or young people
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The company’s objects are to benefit the inhabitants of the West of Scotland through: - Promoting citizenship and community development by: (a) Establishing and providing the means by which individuals interested in volunteering may receive information, training, assistance or support that shall enable them to play an active role in volunteering. (b) Assisting other voluntary and statutory bodies to extend the range of volunteering opportunities. (c) Providing assistance to individuals, groups, charitable bodies or statutory agencies concerned with community action, volunteering and employment. (d) Providing and assisting in the provision of training and learning opportunities with a view to developing skills which will assist people to find work. (e) Disseminating information in order to promote good policy and practice in volunteering. And the relief of need by: (f) Developing facilities and opportunities of benefit to unemployed people and other disadvantaged groups, including temporary employment and training projects and related initiatives. (g) Developing and sustaining a range of community-based care and support services for disadvantaged families and individuals.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £432,812 | £440,708 | 13 | 20 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £476,213 | £533,022 | 13 | 6 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £480,133 | £581,863 | 13 | 7 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £473,807 | £628,144 | 13 | 3 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £874,331 | £725,203 | 13 | 15 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
- Brunswick House, 51 Wilson Street, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.volunteerglasgow.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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