01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC040647
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 12
- Postcode
- G42 0LA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Our mission is to support and inspire people to improve their mental and physical health and wellbeing by reconnecting with nature in local greenspaces, and engaging in activities that make positive differences to their own lives, their communities and the environment. The majority of our activities are open to all, though we focus our efforts on working with those who face barriers to participating in the community, or who are otherwise at risk of social exclusion. We use gardening, nature connections and above all, food, to bring together people of all ages and abilities, and from very diverse backgrounds. We aim to create an environment where people can participate with dignity. It is very important to us that our groups are inclusive, welcoming and supportive to people of all backgrounds. We deliver weekly sessions, ad hoc events and activities, support other local groups events and bespoke sessions in gardens, and our woodland.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The company's objects are: (1) To advance education, particurlarly in relation to gardening, local food growing, healthy eating, traditional craft skills and matters relating to the environment. (2) To advance health through encouraging people to become involved in healthy exercise by participating in gardening, environmental improvement projects and similar activities, and by promoting healthy eating and healthier life styles. (3) To advance citizenship and community development (including the promotion of volunteering and the promotion of the voluntary sector and the effectiveness and efficiency of charities) by involving people who might otherwise be socially excluded in gardening, environmental improvement projects and other appropriate activities, and by encouraging the formation and development of local groups which harness the skills and energy of the local community and promote community cohesion. (4) To advance environmental protection or improvement (5) To relieve those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, and in particular by encouraging them to engage in gardening, environmental improvement projects and other appropriate activities. (6) To promote, establish. operate and/or support other similar schemes and projects which further charitable purposes.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £337,054 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £341,424 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 12 | 15 October 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £367,540 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £393,297 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 12 | 29 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £423,764 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £436,764 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 12 | 2 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £473,954 | £5,140 | £463,445 | £0 | £0 | £5,369 | £445,471 | £0 | £445,471 | £0 | 12 | 30 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £491,000 | £9,053 | £481,922 | £0 | £0 | £25 | £491,165 | £0 | £491,165 | £0 | 12 | 26 January 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
- Toryglen Community Base, 179 Prospecthill Circus, Toryglen, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.urbanroots.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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