01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC021428
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 6
- Postcode
- G5 0YX
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Common Guild is a visual arts organisation based in Glasgow, with a varied public programme of exhibitions, projects and events, based in a former school building on the south bank of the River Clyde. We are committed to presenting artists’ work in interesting and engaging ways and aim to create world-class contemporary art experiences and discussions. With a focus on accessibility, equality, and supporting artists, we are a registered charity, supported by Creative Scotland and through a range of grants and donations.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
organise and conduct public exhibitions of visual art.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £385,372 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £383,069 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 6 | 30 October 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £379,248 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £383,499 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 6 | 10 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £389,422 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £391,172 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 6 | 31 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £304,078 | £262,199 | £0 | £3,215 | £36 | £38,628 | £316,678 | £0 | £310,884 | £5,794 | 6 | 30 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £253,376 | £234,462 | £0 | £3,800 | £3 | £15,111 | £253,805 | £0 | £253,805 | £0 | 6 | 3 November 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
- 5 Florence Street, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.thecommonguild.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
No direct external links on this profile. The official OSCR record and source documentation are available through BritDB’s dedicated source page.
05 Provenance
Source for this profile
© Crown Copyright and database right 2026. Contains information from the Scottish Charity Register supplied by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. BritDB is an independent service and does not claim to be the Scottish Charity Register.