OSCR Scottish charity profile

Friends of St Vincent Crescent Conservation Area SCIO

Known as Friends of St Vincent Crescent Conservation Area

ActiveCharity number SC048955
Registered15 January 2019
Main locationGlasgow City
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC048955
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
G3 8NG

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

To advance community development by working with the residents of the Conservation Area and its immediate residential areas to promote the importance of preservation and sustained development of the Conservation Area in line with the policies set out in the Glasgow City Plan, the St Vincent Crescent Conservation Area Appraisal and those supported by Historic Environment Scotland. To advance heritage by protecting the unique character of the buildings and surrounding space within the Conservation Area, maintaining the green space within it and raising awareness of the social and architectural history supporting the heritage status of the area. To provide recreational facilities by preserving the remaining original pleasure gardens - currently St Vincent Bowling Club, Glasgow University Bowling Club and the site of the former Corunna Bowling Club. To improve the living conditions of the local community by ensuring sustainable future development of these sites for community use.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • 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

Beneficiaries

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

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

5 The organisation's main purpose is consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development. The organisation's mission is to promote, preserve and enhance the St Vincent Crescent Conservation Area, an area of special architectural and historic interest, whose character and appearance is a key element of the built heritage of Glasgow.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 January 2025£0£0011 October 2025
31 January 2024£1£0015 August 2024
31 January 2023£0£0016 October 2023
16 January 2022£10£005 December 2022
31 January 2021£0£0028 October 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
2/2 44 St Vincent Crescent, Glasgow
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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