01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC008691
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G1 1UH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
It is set up to help prevent and relieve poverty, help in the advancement of education, arts, heritage, culture and science. In FY24/25 the charity has made payments to beneficiaries, educational grants to students, run its own awards for students, donated to various educational projects and an apprentice award scheme run by the Trades House of Glasgow and made numerous donations to other local charities relating to poverty, ill health and the weaving trade and its heritage.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
1. The prevention and relief of poverty. 2. The advancement of education. 3. The advancement of arts, heritage, culture, or science.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £68,723 | £68,871 | 0 | 19 March 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | £68,890 | £72,446 | 0 | 21 February 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | £93,332 | £64,281 | 0 | 8 November 2023 |
| 30 June 2022 | £69,323 | £69,407 | 0 | 17 November 2022 |
| 30 June 2021 | £57,425 | £61,036 | 0 | 4 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
- C/O Trades House, 87 Glassford Street, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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