01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC012490
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 405
- Postcode
- G3 6RQ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Delivery of education, research and knowledge exchange
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects for which the School is established is the advancement of education, and in pursuance thereof the School is established to continue and take over the assets and liabilities of the Art School which has existed in Glasgow since 1842, latterly under the name of 'THE GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART AND HALDANE ACADEMY', and to advance, for the public benefit, the education of the public in the sphere of art including, without prejudice to the foregoing generality, art, fine art, design, and architecture and, in furtherance thereof, to provide for the giving of lectures, conducting of seminars, holding of conferences, to undertake research, and the promotion and support of exhibitions and to provide educational facilities and instruction and information on all matters connected with the sphere of art and of the objects of the School. The objects for which the School is established are wholly and exclusively charitable purposes.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £60,446,000 | £52,601,000 | 405 | 30 March 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £47,780,000 | £48,118,000 | 405 | 7 April 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £47,110,000 | £44,727,000 | 405 | 18 April 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £44,335,000 | £43,723,000 | 405 | 2 March 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £38,360,000 | £46,680,000 | 405 | 20 April 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
- 167 Renfrew Street, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.gsa.ac.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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