OSCR Scottish charity profile

Society of Friends of Glasgow Cathedral

ActiveCharity number SC006471
Registered23 September 1936
Main locationGlasgow City
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC006471
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
51-100 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
G76 7PJ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The main object of the charity is the care and preservation of Glasgow Cathedral.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of religion
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • the advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

(a) The care of the Cathedral and its preservation for posterity (b) The adornment and furnishing of the Cathedral (c) The installation of stained glass windows of worthy quality (d) The safeguarding of the amenity of the Cathedral and the beautifying of its surroundings (e) The encouragement of research into the history of the Cathedral, and the giving of grants in aid of the publication of approved monographs in connection with the Cathedral (f) Generally, the support of any object connected with or incidental to the care and improvement of the Cathedral, whether within the scope of the foregoing objects or any of them or otherwise, which shall have the approval of the Council of the Society. always subject to the approval of the Crown and the Kirk-Session (g) The institution of a Capital Fund for all or any of the foregoing objects

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 September 2025£0£00Not supplied
30 September 2024£86,760£75,111020 August 2025
30 September 2023£142,628£106,637021 March 2025
30 September 2022£44,687£52,512014 June 2023
30 September 2021£34,499£19,27901 August 2022

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 G/1, 17 Seres Drive, Glasgow
Website supplied to OSCR
www.glasgow-cathedral.com
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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