01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC035317
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 8
- Postcode
- G41 1BA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Outside the Box takes a human rights approach to provide development support to groups and people across Scotland who want to make a difference in their communities. We support them at various levels, from helping identify places to meet, facilitating creative and peer-support sessions, co-creating resources, assisting with the set up of constitution and governance processes and enabling participation in civic life through consultation and engagement with local and national government bodies.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
Advance education, relieve the needs and promote the welfare of people with disabilities, people with special needs and older people in necessitous circumstances, so that they can achieve their full potential and , in particular, to enable them to take part in groups where they can express their thoughts, feelings, preferences and ideas
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £493,321 | £417,112 | 8 | 18 August 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £304,340 | £328,105 | 8 | 8 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £382,632 | £370,116 | 8 | 13 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £438,443 | £436,022 | 8 | 11 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £440,653 | £482,276 | 8 | 13 December 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
- Kinning Park Complex, 43 Cornwall Street, GLASGOW
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.otbds.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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