01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050180
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G12 9EQ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary (FOGRI) is a registered charity founded in 2020 with the purpose of advancing heritage, culture, and science by establishing and maintaining a museum within Glasgow Royal Infirmary (GRI), and by celebrating its rich history and medical legacy. We have created a museum where visitors, including schoolchildren, can explore the hospital’s contribution to global medicine. In addition to heritage preservation, we promote sustainability through the maintenance of medicinal and biodiversity gardens and by hosting beehives within the hospital grounds.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation’s purposes are: 4.1 the advancement of the heritage, culture and science, by- 4.1.1 establishing and maintaining a museum within the Glasgow Royal Infirmary for the benefit of the public. 4.1.2 celebrating the heritage and history of the Glasgow Royal Infirmary through staging events and exhibitions for the benefit of the public. and 4.2 such other charitable purposes as are charitable, not falling under the preceding subclauses and that may reasonably be regarded as similar to any of the preceding objects
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | £23,303 | £19,402 | 0 | 19 January 2026 |
| 31 May 2024 | £33,379 | £19,989 | 0 | 25 February 2025 |
| 31 May 2023 | £22,687 | £14,148 | 0 | 28 February 2024 |
| 31 May 2022 | £15,032 | £4,497 | 0 | 3 March 2023 |
| 31 May 2021 | £2,462 | £0 | 0 | 22 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
- 111 Dowanhill Street, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www@friendsofgri.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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