01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC036198
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- One or a few bases or facilities serving people who come from a broad area
- Volunteers
- over 250 volunteers
- Staff
- 949
- Postcode
- G4ORF
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We are a further education College who main aim is delivering education to students and have a commitment to providing excellent service. The College is committed to maintaining high standards and we are continuously seeking to improve our processes in order to provide a better service. We aim to provide: • A high quality learning experience • A high standard of service and facilities • A safe and clean environment • Access to information on your progress • Access to well informed and supportive staff • Fair,sensitive and equal treatment As a College we value: • The Individual • Equality, Diversity and Inclusiveness • Integrity, Honesty and Transparency • Excellence and Achievement • Partnership • Innovation and Enterprise The College’s commitment to Quality is integral to our Vision, Mission and Values. An ethos of self evaluation encourages and creates a culture where all staff make a positive contribution to College achievement of corporate objectives and customer needs
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To manage and conduct the College. To ensure that the College provides (either by itself or by arrangement with any other person) suitable and efficient further education to the students of the College and in carrying out this duty the Board shall have regard to the provision of education in the area in which the College is situated and to the likely needs of persons wishing to become students of the College. To make such reports or returns and give such information to the Scottish Executive as they may require for the purposes of the exercise of their powers and the performance of their duties under Part I of the 1992 Act. To comply with any directions of a general or specific nature with regard to the discharge of their functions as may be given to the Board by the Scottish Executive under section 21 of the 1992 Act. To publish prescribed information relating to students of the College and disabled staff of the College as may be required by regulations made by the Secretary of State under section 27 of the 1992 Act, provided that published information shall not disclose the name of any student to whom it relates without the prior written consent of such student. To submit to the Funding Council, not later than such date in every financial year as the Council may determine, a college development plan in respect of the College the preparation and content of such plan to conform to the Funding Council guidance. To keep proper accounts and other records conform to the provisions of the Funding Council's Financial Memorandum. When requested to do so by the authority, to provide to the authority as soon as is reasonably practicable such information or advice as the authority may reasonably request from the Board to facilitate the carrying out by the authority of their duty under section 65B of the 1980 Act
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £93,453,000 | £95,720,000 | 949 | 28 May 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £92,371,000 | £93,198,000 | 949 | 27 April 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £97,075,000 | £100,294,000 | 949 | 28 April 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £94,930,000 | £99,126,000 | 949 | 6 April 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £89,571,000 | £93,716,000 | 949 | 26 June 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
- 190 CATHEDRAL ST, Glasgow, glasgow, SCOTLAND
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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