01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC047768
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- PA1 2DE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We aim to reduce poverty, provide nutritional benefits by providing facilities for local residents to grow their own food. More than 50 individual and group members are leased raised planter beds to grow their produce of. choice. Group education is provided by a local college. The secure environment includes a small orchard , shrubbery and rest facilities. A car park is provided for local residents to reduce on street parking.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
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
4 The organisation's purposes are to: 4.1 Prevent food poverty by improving availability of freshly grown food while increasing knowledge of nutrition, cookery and horticulture. 4.2 Improve community health and wellbeing by encouraging appreciation of, and interest and participation in, horticulture. 4.3 Engage in educational activities that promote an understanding of horticulture and the nutritional benefits of local sustainable own-grown food production. 4.4 Encourage community development and cohesion by managing, improving and rejuvenating spaces and buildings that allow access and use, primarily, for the enjoyment and benefit of members and the local community.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £3,758 | £6,535 | 0 | 24 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £8,999 | £5,267 | 0 | 4 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £3,329 | £3,653 | 0 | 6 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £13,818 | £10,458 | 0 | 18 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £9,251 | £10,505 | 0 | 23 November 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
- 10 John Neilson Institute, Oakshaw Street West, Paisley, Renfrewshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.wegga.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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