01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC046766
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- KA23 9LX
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The advancement of education and heritage by the promotion of study of and research into the Glasgow & South Western Railway, its constituent companies and its successors and the dissemination of information relative to the G&SWR
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
3.1 The Objects of the Assn shall be:- (a) The advancement of education and heritage by the promotion of study of and research into the Glasgow & South Western Railway its constituent companies and its successors (collectively referred to as 'the G&SWR') and the dissemination of information relative to the G&SWR. (b) To encourage, facilitate and co-ordinate research by members and others into the G&SWR and to publish and disseminate the results of such research. (c) To make available to members of the Assn and to the general public information relating to the G&SWR. (d) To arrange meetings, lectures, exhibitions, study visits and other activities in relation to the G&SWR. (e) To engage in such other lawful activities (including co-operation with, subscribing to, or affiliation with other bodies having purposes in whole or in part similar to those of the Assn) as may be conducive or incidental to the attainment of the foregoing Objects.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £9,324 | £7,137 | 0 | 9 March 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £4,855 | £4,085 | 0 | 18 April 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £6,089 | £5,461 | 0 | 27 May 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £3,620 | £2,867 | 0 | 13 April 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £4,107 | £3,270 | 0 | 29 June 2022 |
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
- 90 Ardrossan Road, Seamill, West Kilbride, Ayrshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.gswra.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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