01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC030358
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 11
- Postcode
- G51 3UW
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We are a nonprofit organisation with the aim of delivering empowering and meaningful youth work to all children and young people within the Glasgow Govan area. We aim to provide support, information and advice to anyone who makes use of our services (regardless of gender, sexual orientation, religious belief or racial group), and we are committed to the development and regeneration of our local community. Govan Youth Information Project has been in operation since 1994, and over the years has established itself in Govan as one of the most experienced nonprofit organisations within the area. The objective of our project is, therefore, the advancement of education and the relief of poverty, particularly among those aged 5-25 and within the Govan area. GYIP is here to provide support, information and serivces that meet the needs of young people and the community.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- 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 promotion of religious or racial harmony
- the promotion of equality and diversity
- 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
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- 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
The advancement of education and the relief of poverty of people in Glasgow, particulary those within the Greater Govan area of Glasgow (regardless of gender, sexual orientation, religious belief or racial group).
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £295,948 | £297,644 | 11 | 18 June 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £364,793 | £303,977 | 11 | 20 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £310,027 | £285,925 | 11 | 18 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £294,565 | £254,877 | 11 | 27 April 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £291,995 | £249,272 | 11 | 5 November 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
- 9 Water Row, Govan Cross, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.gyip.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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