OSCR Scottish charity profile

West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare

Known as Foodshare

ActiveCharity number SC044248
Registered5 September 2013
Main locationWest Dunbartonshire
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC044248
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
51-100 volunteers
Staff
6
Postcode
G82 5BN
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OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 08 March 2016 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC044248 West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare, which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 05 September 2013.

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

WDCF is set up to support anyone living in West Dunbartonshire affected by poverty and food insecurity. The Charity provides Emergency Food Parcels, a Fuel Poverty Project, a Babybank, a School Uniform Bank, Holiday Brunch Bag Project and a Christmas Toybank.

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

To assist all those affected by poverty by : Providing practical support to the communities of West Dunbartonshire by way of direct distribution of food to any in need. Signposting of information, advice and support to the communities of West Dunbartonshire on matters of social wellbeing. Raising awareness of the issues affecting the communities of West Dunbartonshire by lobbying and campaigning for changes in government policy decisions on matters of social justice and poverty

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£497,764£416,548622 December 2025
31 March 2024£465,746£423,216623 December 2024
31 March 2023£497,818£427,407630 December 2023
31 March 2022£329,730£316,158620 October 2022
31 March 2021£445,440£246,045630 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
Unit 21, Leven Valley Enterprise Centre, Castlehill Road, Dumbarton
Website supplied to OSCR
https://www.facebook.com/West-Dunbartonshire-Community-Foodshare-695908630505272/
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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