01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC042268
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G1 1JL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Provides grants to individuals and institutions to help achieve its goals of preventing poverty, advancing education, citizenship and community development, and relieving hardship of vulnerable citizens of Glasgow.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
a) The prevention or relief of poverty within the City of Glasgow (that being the Local Authority boundary set by statute). b) The advancement of education within the City of Glasgow. c) The advancement of citizenship and community development (including the promotion of civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities) within the City of Glasgow. d) The relief of those living in the City of Glasgow in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £48,287 | £130,067 | 0 | 22 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £49,282 | £154,232 | 0 | 9 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £93,185 | £179,444 | 0 | 7 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £115,070 | £176,914 | 0 | 22 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £17,795 | £106,220 | 0 | 9 December 2021 |
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
- 40 John Street, Ground Floor, 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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