01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050082
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G72 9JF
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Mind Waves is a peer led organisation, supporting people with lived experience of mental ill health to share their experiences and stories through creative methods. We use a mixture of socially engaged arts practice and digital engagement to help our participants build new skills, tend to their own wellbeing and challenge mental health stigma as part of a wider dialogue in terms of policy and public discourse. Our current projects are a weekly community jam sessions where people can express themselves through inclusive musical activities, an anti-stigma podcasting project, designed and produced by volunteers. We also have a partnership with Glasgow Association for Mental Health, running a weekly 'Creative Wellbeing' group for young people with mental health conditions.
Charitable purposes
- the promotion of equality and diversity
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4.1 To reduce stigma and discrimination of people with mental health problems by producing positive materials and resources that value and respect difference and promote inclusiveness within society. 4.2 To seek the relief of people who are disadvantaged due to the experience of poor mental health, by offering support and practical assistance around creating positive materials, resources and stories with the purpose of empowering people to find their voice.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 April 2026 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 4 April 2025 | £20,358 | £13,264 | 0 | 4 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £11,380 | £23,236 | 0 | 28 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £41,665 | £24,229 | 0 | 5 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £42,100 | £27,085 | 0 | 22 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
- 121 Buller Crescent , Blantyre, Lanarkshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- http://www.mindwavesnews.com/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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