01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC014570
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 9
- Postcode
- G4 9SS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
GSS is the largest visual art production centre in Scotland, supporting sculptural practice in its widest sense. We support artistic excellence across a wide-ranging variety of creative practice, evolving our understanding of visual art production, the changing needs of artists, and barriers to accessing creativity. We provide affordable facilities and workspaces, technical expertise and career development opportunities. GSS recognises that, by supporting the careers of artists, we are supporting a wider context of creative expression, social engagement, health and well-being, economic and environmental development, and international profile. We are committed to inclusivity and having a positive role within the community. We provide access to creative processes, skills development and support community empowerment through a dedicated Learning and Engagement programme, generating projects which benefit the lives of people in North Glasgow
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
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To promote, maintain improve and advance education and to stimulate and educate public interest in the practice and knowledge of the art of sculpture and to provide facilities for the practice by any member of the Association of such sculptural techniques as carving, modelling, casting and construction and other sculpture: processes, and for the exhibition of works produced by these techniques and the sale of any sculpture and to' formulate, prepare and establish schemes, whether on premises owned or leased by the Association or elsewhere, and provided that all the objects of the Association shall be of a charitable nature.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £515,796 | £641,423 | 9 | 20 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £489,326 | £641,898 | 9 | 6 May 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | £609,657 | £527,773 | 9 | 15 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £615,192 | £541,728 | 9 | 22 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £598,125 | £464,104 | 9 | 22 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
- The Whisky Bond, 2 Dawson Road, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.glasgowsculpturestudios.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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