01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC012793
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 19
- Postcode
- G1 5HD
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Glasgow Print Studio exists for the furtherance of contemporary and innovative printmaking practice, and the contribution made to the cultural life of Scotland. GPS provides essential production facilities for artists working in Scotland, and internationally, to make, show and sell their work. The open access studio, learning programme, galleries and archive provide opportunities for anyone to create, experience and learn about the making of fine art prints. In our publishing programme we invite artists to collaborate with our master printers to make editions of prints. We promote the visual arts and printmaking through our galleries, exhibitions programme and selling of fine art prints.
Charitable purposes
- 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
- 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 objects of the Company are to:- 8.1.1 provide facilities for Workshop Members to practice techniques such as etching, lithography, silk screen printing, woodcutting, and other graphic processes. 8.1.2 promote and advance education by encouraging the study, practice, and knowledge of printmaking. 8.1.3 maintain for the benefit of the public a museum to house and display the Collection in order to provide the public with inspiration, learning and enjoyment. and 8.1.4 maintain for the benefit of the public, gallery spaces as well as enabling printmakers opportunities for exhibiting and selling their work.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £775,015 | £859,227 | 19 | 9 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £885,649 | £900,335 | 19 | 17 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £927,341 | £936,623 | 19 | 7 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £900,685 | £749,532 | 19 | 17 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | £661,672 | £563,754 | 19 | 17 December 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
- 103 Trongate, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.gpsart.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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