01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048071
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- G20 7ET
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Glasgow Tool Library (GTL) is a community-led equipment library working to build a more sustainable, equitable, and resilient city. Our mission is to provide access to tools, equipment, skills, and community support that promote wellbeing, sustainable behavior change, employability and social inclusion. Our vision is to transition Glasgow from a buy–use–dispose economy to a net-zero, green, circular economy that prioritises sharing, repairing, and community empowerment.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4.1 to advance citizenship or community development 4.2 to advance education 4.3 to advance environmental protection or improvement
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £65,896 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £56,108 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 31 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £51,703 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £49,640 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 31 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £62,715 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £77,698 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 30 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £66,497 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £54,288 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 31 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
- 818 Garscube Road, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://glasgowtoollibrary.com/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
No direct external links on this profile. The official OSCR record and source documentation are available through BritDB’s dedicated source page.
05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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