01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050131
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- G77 6FP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Creating chances for children and young people across Scotland, closing the gap on disadvantage and levelling the playing field, supporting those all important first chances in life.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- 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. The relief of children and their families in need by reason of age, physical or mental ill health, disability, financial hardship, or other disadvantage in the UK but primarily Scotland by providing support services to such children, their parents or carers, and wider communities. We do this, not exclusively by: 4.1 Allowing children to first and foremost be children and recognise their worth by making magical memories during difficult times in their lives via unique / tailored AR26 experiences and support. 4.2 Utilising the passion, platform and power of football to support the significant transition from Primary to Secondary school for young people 4.3 the advancement of participation in sport for children in Scotland by promoting the links between football and wellbeing of children, through the provision of free football with the aim of ensuring every child has the chance to play and experience the positive outcomes of participation 4.4 Reaching harder to reach young people and those disengaged from a fulltime school timetable by utilising their interest in football to involve them in alternate education programmes 4.5 any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | £122,317 | £158,205 | 2 | 27 February 2026 |
| 31 May 2024 | £299,092 | £257,369 | 2 | 26 February 2025 |
| 31 May 2023 | £175,467 | £174,445 | 2 | 23 February 2024 |
| 31 May 2022 | £85,062 | £173,494 | 2 | 21 February 2023 |
| 31 May 2021 | £208,845 | £70,496 | 2 | 24 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
- 63 FOXGLOVE ROAD, NEWTON MEARNS, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- ar26.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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