01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC029090
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- G72 0WT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Our Charity at its core helps people in need. Our activities are relatively wide but the majority of our effort and resource is categorised in three elements or charity 'brands'. Skills Barn - we provide education and employment pathways and training for people for whom mainstream education is not always suitable. Most particularly with ASN school pupils, but also young people on diversion courses or with chaotic lives. Commnity249 - we provide an anchor service and premises for other community based and not for profit organisations who align with a community betterment philosophy of collaboration and help. Soap Aid - we have a hygiene product that is shipped to people in need across the world, an absolutely necessary commodity for people in desperate circumstances to alleviate the significant health risks they face. In addition to that we have recycling and community volunteering initiatives.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the saving of lives
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- 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
To respond in times of emergency anywhere in the world or in respect of national or international concern to relieve hardship, to save lives and in the longer-term to rebuild and renew communities sustainably. to advance citizenship and community development, in the West of Scotland and elsewhere, so as to prevent or relieve poverty, address hardship, promote religious and racial harmony and ensure equality and diversity. to promote Glasgow and Scotland, at a local and global level, positively as a multicultural and balanced society. and to educate the public generally about and promote all of these Charitable Purposes.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £160,210 | £204,788 | 3 | 29 March 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | £198,767 | £160,673 | 3 | 27 March 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | £189,741 | £235,554 | 3 | 26 March 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | £295,978 | £299,337 | 3 | 29 March 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | £201,559 | £169,824 | 3 | 30 March 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
- 3 Baird Gardens, Blantyre, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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