01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC028812
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- B15 2TT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To be the leading international journal in the field of community development, through the publication of high quality articles promoting critical learning and social solidarity
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
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
(1) To advance education and, in particular (i) to increase understanding of the theory and practice of community development and its role in relieving poverty, disadvantae and social exclusion through the publication of the Community Development Journal (ii) to stnnulate and disseminate research into the causes and effects of poverty, social disadvantage and social exclusion and into the contribution which community development may make to the relief of same, and to publish the results of such research (Iii) to promote and disseminate the theory, skills and practices of community development. (2) To promote, establish, operate and/or support other schemes and projects of a charitable nature for the benefit of the general public.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 December 2024 | £65,519 | £54,342 | 0 | 30 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £59,397 | £47,304 | 0 | 15 December 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £55,081 | £31,548 | 0 | 2 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £58,494 | £24,003 | 0 | 8 August 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
- Department of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Website supplied to OSCR
- http://www.oxfordjournals.org/cdjc/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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