OSCR Scottish charity profile

Friends of Glenan Wood

ActiveCharity number SC047803
Registered6 October 2017
Main locationArgyll And Bute
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC047803
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
51-100 volunteers
Staff
1
Postcode
PA21 2AQ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The charity is set up to retain and improve the ancient oak forest at Glenan Wood and use this resource to promote community development through activities and courses to support the wood and ensure that the wood thrives together with its community.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • 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
  • the advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The Organisation has been formed to benefit the community of people living in, or registered to vote in, or owning property in the postcode area of PA21 which surrounds Glenan Wood (the 'Community'), with the following purposes (the 'Purposes'): 4.1 The advancement of environmental protection or Improvement 4.2 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, 4.3 The advancement of citizenship or community development,

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 September 2025£33,468£44,17818 June 2026
30 September 2024£41,269£43,575130 June 2025
30 September 2023£36,820£12,373131 May 2024
30 September 2022£4,940£10,048115 May 2023
30 September 2021£28,229£74,86813 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
6 Highfield , Kames, Tighnabruaich, Argyll, 6 Highfield Kames
Website supplied to OSCR
www.glenanwood.org.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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