OSCR Scottish charity profile

Ando Glaso SCIO

ActiveCharity number SC050416
Registered31 August 2020
Main locationGlasgow City
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC050416
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
5
Postcode
G51 1PH
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OSCR note: This charity has been established to replace Ando Glaso (AG) – SC047729. Ando Glaso (AG) – SC047729 intends to wind up and pass its assets and liabilities to Ando Glaso SCIO.

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Ando Glaso SCIO is a Roma-led charity set up to celebrate, protect and develop Roma culture in Scotland. Our purpose is to empower Roma people through arts, heritage and community participation, ensuring that our traditions, skills and identity are recognised, valued and passed on to future generations. We achieve this by delivering a wide programme of creative, cultural and community work. This includes supporting Roma musicians and artists through training, mentoring and professional opportunities. running youth programmes that help young Roma people develop skills, confidence and pathways into the arts. and delivering heritage work that documents, preserves and shares Roma intangible cultural heritage. We work directly within Roma communities, providing culturally relevant workshops, events and support delivered by Roma practitioners. We also advocate for Roma visibility and leadership within the wider cultural sector, building partnerships with cultural organisations, festiv

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • 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

4.1 The advancement of Roma arts, heritage and culture, through promoting and delivering educational and learning activities that celebrate diverse cultures. through organizing and delivering exhibitions and festivals, musical and otherwise. through the creation of professional ensembles and groups. through advancing and promoting the youth music sector. 4.2 The advancement of citizenship or community development through organizing and delivering community/ local events aimed at creating and strengthening community cohesion between Roma communities and the wider society. 4.3 The advancement of education, through the provision of music classes. performing arts. capacity building and mentoring programs involving experts and professionals in particular Roma experts and professionals. 4.4 The provision/organization of recreational activities with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£269,895£303,855528 November 2025
31 March 2024£266,651£179,72653 December 2024
31 March 2023£176,552£172,580526 October 2023
31 March 2022£160,419£136,666517 November 2022
31 March 2021£108,849£64,842528 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
38 GOWER STREET, BELLAHOUSTON, Glasgow
Website supplied to OSCR
www.andoglaso.org
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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