OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Good Shepherd Close Support

ActiveCharity number SC043857
Registered14 March 2013
Main locationGlasgow City
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC043857
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
44
Postcode
G2 6AH

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The objects of the charity are to provide support and the transition resources for young people leaving The Good Shepherd Centre Bishopton Secure Unit by way of a close support unit providing education and /or care in a residential or day care resource. The charity meets its objectives by: • the operation of close support units for young people with a view to affecting their mental, physical and moral welfare and, as far as possible, to encourage them to take their place as responsible citizens of the community. • promoting the provision of additional childcare and educational facilities to disseminate experiences, information and treatments.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The charitable purposes of the Company are: To provide support and the transition resource for young people leaving the Good Shepherd Centre Bishopton (secure unit) by way of a residential close support unit providing education and/or care in a residential and day care resource.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£2,526,928£2,464,6354415 December 2025
31 March 2024£2,922,097£2,626,6524424 December 2024
31 March 2023£2,673,723£2,260,7684413 December 2023
31 March 2022£2,276,097£2,120,8984419 December 2022
31 March 2021£2,028,900£2,227,540446 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
c/o McSparran McCormick, 19 Waterloo Street, 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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