01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC036344
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 13
- Postcode
- G1 5ES
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 18/07/2025 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Company number: SC352017, company name: The Bridges Programmes).
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To support BAME and New Scots into employment and education through employability and related services
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4 The organisation’s purposes are: (a) To alleviate poverty by supporting BAME and New Scots into education, and meaningful employment through the provision of employability and other support services in Scotland.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | 13 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £1,025,024 | £1,117,191 | 13 | 22 December 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £802,213 | £757,688 | 13 | 2 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £691,194 | £646,177 | 13 | 30 June 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £550,504 | £543,686 | 13 | 19 August 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
- Tontine, 20 Trongate, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://bridgesprogrammes.org.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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