OSCR Scottish charity profile

Carse of Gowrie Men's Shed

Known as Men's Shed

ActiveCharity number SC047662
Registered23 August 2017
Main locationDundee City
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC047662
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
51-100 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
DD2 1NA

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The purpose of the charity is to provide recreational facilities and advance the social needs, health and well being of men of all ages and back grounds living in Dundee and surrounding areas. Main activities: - - Support quality, diversity and inclusion by creating, developing and maintaining a facility, namely a Men's Shed, offering opportunities for men in the Dundee and surrounding area to meet and undertake creative, physical, and recreational activities of their choice - Reduce the isolation of men in the area thus contributing to their physical and mental well being - Develop the capacity of men in the area to share their skills and knowledge with others in the Community.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of health
  • the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended

Beneficiaries

  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

4 The purpose of the organisation is to provide recreational facilities and advance the social needs, health and well being of men of all ages and backgrounds living in Dundee and surrounding areas. Also to support equality, diversity and inclusion. By: a) Creating, developing and maintaining a facility, namely a Men's Shed. b) Offering opportunities for men in the Dundee area to meet and undertake creative, physical, purposeful and recreational activities of their choice. c) Reducing isolation of men in the area thus contributing to their physical and mental wellbeing. d) Developing the capacity of men in the Dundee area to share their skills and knowledge with others in the community.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£6,885£6,245029 July 2026
31 December 2024£6,418£9,685010 March 2025
31 December 2023£11,552£11,044026 February 2024
31 December 2022£9,284£7,160015 January 2024
31 December 2021£4,843£5,37705 April 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
12 Glamis Terrace, Dundee
Website supplied to OSCR
www.carseofgowriemenshed.webs.com
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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