01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC014501
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 58
- Postcode
- G3 7LE
OSCR note: Previous name - Glasgow Council On Alcohol from 25/02/1986 to 03/11/2025
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Murray’s Initiative is a voluntary charity that works to promote healthy, happy, and resilient communities, free from harm caused by alcohol, drug, and mental health issues. Our mission is to provide evidence-based support to individuals, communities, and government to improve health and wellbeing across Scotland. We do this by: • Delivering trauma informed services, education and resources tailored to individual needs. • Providing accredited education and training programs to build and maintain capacity across the alcohol, drug, and mental health service sector. • Advocating for individuals, their families, and wider communities at local, regional, and national levels to promote positive societal change and reduce the harm caused by alcohol, drug, and mental health issues.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
Charitable Objects The objects for which the Company is established are to advance health and relieve the harms associated with alcohol and drug use, trauma and related social inequalities, for the benefit of the public across Scotland.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,719,037 | £1,737,188 | 58 | 6 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,738,672 | £1,814,380 | 58 | 18 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,779,968 | £1,782,500 | 58 | 13 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,568,621 | £1,505,610 | 58 | 15 June 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £1,568,621 | £1,505,610 | 58 | 7 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
- 14 North Claremont Street, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.murrays.scot/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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