01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC047918
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- ML2 9EN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Fool On provides free performing arts workshops to people aged 16 and over who are recovering from mental health illness. We deliver weekly sessions in comedy, music, creative writing and performance across North Lanarkshire, including Coatbridge, Bellshill, Wishaw, Motherwell and Cumbernauld. We also operate a recording studio and carry out outreach performances in NHS wards and care homes. Our aim is to build confidence, reduce isolation and support recovery through creativity and the performing arts
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are. to relieve need of those suffering from distress and anxiety of living with mental health issues, improving confidence, self-esteem and wellbeing for all through the performing arts in comedy, singing, music and writing.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 November 2025 | £40,396 | £63,254 | 1 | 31 March 2026 |
| 30 November 2024 | £71,886 | £58,553 | 1 | 12 December 2025 |
| 30 November 2023 | £47,443 | £71,598 | 1 | 27 August 2024 |
| 30 November 2022 | £70,111 | £55,918 | 1 | 19 October 2023 |
| 30 November 2021 | £61,204 | £39,745 | 1 | 16 December 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
- 26 King Street, Wishaw , North Lanarkshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.foolon.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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