01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC044072
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 9
- Postcode
- G3 8AZ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Playlist for Life is a UK wide dementia charity which provides support to people living with dementia and their families by using music to improve their quality of life. The charity enables and empowers communities, healthcare and social care settings to take advantage of personalised playlists, by providing tools training and support to empower others to use playlists.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4 The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, its objects (?Objects?) shall be: 4.1 the advancement of health (including the prevention or relief of sickness, disease or human suffering) focussing upon reducing the suffering of people diagnosed with all forms of dementia. and 4.2 the provision of relief to sufferers of those with all forms of dementia in need by reason of their ill health through the provision of facilities and activities intended to relieve the effects of their ill health.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £498,279 | £431,271 | 9 | 5 March 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | £348,920 | £443,616 | 9 | 31 March 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | £454,364 | £460,359 | 9 | 3 January 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | £992,304 | £838,963 | 9 | 30 March 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | £689,359 | £611,426 | 9 | 23 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
- Suite 419, The Penatgon Centre, 36 Washington St, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.playlistforlife.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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