OSCR Scottish charity profile

Commonweal Arts

ActiveCharity number SC035755
Registered11 February 2004
Main locationGlasgow City
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC035755
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
G14 9HL

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The charity was set up to provide programmes of work, principally using performance arts (music, dance and drama) to enhance the lives of community groups - particularly those experiencing disadvantage or those in need of support, to promote creative activities and opportunities for self expression. We have done this most recently within primary education settings working with young people - using music , dance and drama to create performances exploring global citizenship issues, encouraging ensemble work, and promoting inclustion and good health.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of health
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • 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 disabilities or health problems

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

(1) To encourage the education, health and welfare of children, young people and adults in Scotland via the research and promotion of good listening skills and the encouragement of the visual and performing arts, in such ways as the Company shall from time to time think fit without regard to race, nationality, creed, age, gender or sexual orientation and without geographical restriction and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of such objects):- (a) to provide listening programmes using the Tomatis Method and Listening Fitness training (LiFT), designed to enhance the listening, communication and learning skills of children and young people and their families. (b) to devise and implement programmes of visual and performance arts designed to encourage participation and to promote creativity, imagination and a spirit of enterprise. (c) to offer complementary programmes to enable families to obtain the benefits of the Company's initiatives. (d) to establish a friendly and welcoming environment to enhance the welfare of all participants, visitors and staff. (e) to engage in programmes of research related to the interests and initiatives of the Company, in collaboration with colleagues from academic research departments. (f) to monitor and evaluate work in progress, adjusting programmes as necessary to meet the specific needs of participants, and participating in reviews for individuals as requested. (g) to disseminate results obtained by the Company through presentations, workshops, seminars and reports designed to promote future developments, both nationally and internationally. (h) to provide training for staff, volunteer workers, students and colleagues in the use of programmes offered by the Company. (maximum text reached, further full information can be obtained directly from the Charity).

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 September 2025£0£00Not supplied
30 September 2024£74£5,010014 July 2025
30 September 2023£305£0026 June 2024
30 September 2022£245£590030 June 2023
30 September 2021£367£0027 February 2023

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
30 Earlbank Avenue, Scotstoun, 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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