01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC034247
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 30
- Postcode
- G40 1DA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Glasgow Disability Alliance is a disabled people's charity controlled by disabled members. GDA is a leading example of a community driving social change. We build on disabled people's strengths by: (1) Building individual capacity through holistic programmes of learning and development, wellbeing and digital and personal coaching, with support to navigate Social Care and related services and provision of welfare rights information, advice and representation. (2) Amplifying diverse voices, perspectives and priorities of disabled people including those marginalised including women, black and ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+, and supporting them to contribute lived experience and participate in dialogue, deliberation and collective advocacy to challenge inequality and exclusion. (3) Collaborating for change with local and national government , communities and third sector, by sharing insights, data and evidence to shape policy, services and solutions to poverty, inequality and exclusion.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
- the promotion of equality and diversity
- 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
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(1) To relieve the needs of persons within Glasgow and surrounding areas, and such other areas as may be determined from time to time by the directors, who are substantially or permanently disabled by providing, or encouraging the provision of, services which will improve their conditions of life and also facilitate their active participation in and full integration into society. (2) To advance education, particularly in the field of disability equality awareness. (3) To promote and/or provide training in skills of all kinds, particularly such skills as will assist those who are substantially or permanently disabled, or persons who assist in the care of those who are substantially or permanently disabled, in pursuing an independent life and aid their integration within the community. (4) To relieve unemployment for the public benefit in such ways as may be thought fit, including assistance to find employment. (5) To promote, establish and operate other schemes in furtherance of charitable purposes for the benefit of the community within Glasgow.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,037,132 | £1,155,959 | 30 | 5 February 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,211,666 | £1,226,780 | 30 | 23 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,152,023 | £1,228,978 | 30 | 22 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,193,387 | £1,169,876 | 30 | 23 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £1,233,489 | £1,248,126 | 30 | 29 December 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
- Suite 301, The White Studios, Templeton Business Centre, Templeton Court, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.gda.scot
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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