OSCR Scottish charity profile

Way Ahead Group (A Stroke Club For Bearsden)

ActiveCharity number SC033194
Registered20 May 2002
Main locationEast Dunbartonshire
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC033194
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
51-100 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
G61 3AD

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The stroke group is set up to organise and help with activities for those who have suffered a stroke who we call our members. There are over 50 helpers who help once per month and 30 members who are encouraged to attend every week and the average number who attend is 20. There is a meeting one afternoon per week in a local hall from mid August to the end of May. Each week two physiotherapists supervise physical and mental exercises and games. Thereafter members in groups play dominoes, chess, scrabble, etc. or have quizes or do crosswords or sit and chat. At the end of the afternoon the members enjoy tea, coffee, sandwiches and cakes provided by the helpers . Everyone is encourged to socialise Entertainment is organised for some afternoons as are outings.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of health
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Beneficiaries

  • People with disabilities or health problems

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The objects of the Group are to relieve the needs of persons who have suffered strokes, in particular by the provision of therapeutic activities with the object of improving their conditions of life

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 June 2025£7,868£6,17602 March 2026
30 June 2024£5,105£5,478011 February 2025
30 June 2023£5,512£5,578015 February 2024
30 June 2022£4,359£2,980022 February 2023
30 June 2021£696£1,62404 February 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
11 Edgehill Road, Bearsden, 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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