01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC033490
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- G51 2AJ
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 11th October 2012 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Riverside Hall Organisation which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 26 August 2002.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We are an established voluntary and managed community hall serving the people of Govan and its surrounding areas for over 40 years. We are currently a charity SCIO working in one of the poorest areas of Scotland, Riverside in Govan Glasgow. We aim to improve the quality of life by empowering the local people to help reduce social isolation within our community. To provide a community hall operated by local people and for the benefit of the local people, provide volunteering and job opportunities for local people, to promote community development, to encourage the community to become socially and physically active. to help reduce social isolation within our local community, promote health & wellbeing within our community. Provide a safe community venue by delivering a programme of community led activities, both socially and physically. We are open 7 days per week (9am-9pm) we house over 30 groups, clubs and self empowering organisations with local volunteers.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4.1 The prevention or relief of poverty. 4.2 The advancement of citizenship or community development. and 4.3 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 within in the area of Riverside.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £105,210 | £93,334 | 3 | 24 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £83,290 | £89,421 | 3 | 27 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £91,806 | £101,273 | 3 | 1 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £87,338 | £89,838 | 3 | 4 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £93,546 | £88,590 | 3 | 28 October 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
- Riverside Community Hall, 29/31 Clydebrae Street, Govan, 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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