01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048684
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 10
- Postcode
- G40 3EU
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Baltic Street Adventure Playground is a free, child-led, supervised adventure playground for children, in an area of significant disadvantage. Primarily, we give children access to experiences and activities that are not otherwise available, building a supportive network of families and organisations that develops a sense of community, and empowers its members. Our core Community and Family Sessions that aim to provide a consistently available space for safe play, addressing barriers to communication and creativity while providing emotional, social and physical nurturing for a core group of 90 local children in particular. Our food services distribute over 300,000 nutritious meal portions annually.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- 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 relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4.1 To support the personal, social, physical and emotional development of the young people of the economically and socially isolated communities of Dalmarnock, Parkhead and Bridgeton, East Glasgow by providing free to access high quality outdoor and amenity space. 4.2 To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by supporting children and families at risk from becoming socially excluded through the provision of free to access social space and informal support and supporting the social needs of children and families who are socially or economically excluded. 4.3 To advance the life and relief the needs of young people and their families and carers by providing a team of play-workers who: 4.3.1 support and enable free, child-lead play opportunities, provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of children’s day-to-day lives. 4.3.2 support activities which develop children’s skills, capacities and capabilities, and enable them to develop a sense of their own agency and their role within their wide community create opportunities to give socially isolated young people access to a wide range of adults to extend their sense of hope and possibility 4.4 To advance the education and development of children and young people, predominantly in their early years the use of our outdoor nursery, by providing and supporting learning opportunities, resources and environments that promote intellectual, social, emotional and physical growth.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £474,428 | £419,919 | 10 | 20 February 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £362,536 | £426,017 | 10 | 14 July 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £325,090 | £331,059 | 10 | 20 May 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | £253,048 | £345,198 | 10 | 27 April 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £397,947 | £305,729 | 10 | 28 February 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
- 421 Baltic Street, Dalmarnock, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.balticstreetadventureplay.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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