01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC014125
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH48 4LU
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Incorporation has from its inception sought to promote the maintenance of high standards in all forms of metalworking and to support the needy amongst its Members and their families. With the abolition of the privileges of the Burghs of Scotland and the extension of free trade, the Craft became a charitable organisation. Today, it continues to support Members and their dependents in need, to promote excellence in craftsmanship and design in all aspects of metalworking, to encourage engineering education and craft related careers for young people, to promote engineering in all its branches as a worthy occupation, and to support charitable purposes primarily connected in some way with the Craft and its origins.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Other defined groups
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Incorporation has from its inception sought to promote the maintenance of high standards in all forms of metalworking and to support the needy amongst its Members and their families. With the abolition of the privileges of the Burghs of Scotland and the extension of free trade, the Craft became a charitable organisation. Today, it continues to support Members and their dependents in need, to promote excellence in craftsmanship and design in all aspects of metalworking, to encourage engineering education and craft related careers for young people, to promote engineering in all its branches as a worthy occupation, and to support charitable purposes primarily connected in some way with the Craft and its origins.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | £74,284 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £60,694 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 27 January 2026 |
| 30 April 2024 | £97,364 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £65,224 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 29 January 2025 |
| 30 April 2023 | £66,371 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £60,310 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 28 January 2025 |
| 30 April 2022 | £64,400 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £63,259 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 30 January 2023 |
| 30 April 2021 | £254,259 | £200,588 | £1,080 | £0 | £52,591 | £0 | £55,748 | £0 | £55,748 | £0 | 0 | 20 January 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
- 1a Low Brae, Torphichen, Bathgate, West Lothian
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.hammermenofglasgow.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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