01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050526
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- G2 1DA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Folan Trust was set up in 2020 to help to meet the need for people affected by homelessness to be supported to work through the severe and unresolved trauma that often underlies their crises. It provides long-term, trauma-informed, one-to-one, counselling. Our work in Glasgow supports the psychological, emotional and relational needs of some of the city’s most vulnerable people. This includes people affected by gender-based violence, sex working and addiction for whom personal and systemic barriers commonly result in their exclusion from psychological services. Staff are fully trained and experienced therapists and registered with the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy. They seek to understand individuals in the context of their early life, ACEs, relationships and trauma and to support people to develop the psychological capacities and resources to relieve their suffering and sustain a route out of homelessness and poverty.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisations purpose is: To advance the health and well-being of people affected by homelessness in Glasgow and its environs through the provision of Counselling and Psychotherapy that: is trauma-informed. upholds individuals' right to privacy and service regardless of their financial means. everywhere respects the dignity and autonomy of the individual. and supports people to develop the psychological capacities and resources necessary to sustain a route out of homelessness and poverty
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | 2 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £46,915 | £47,044 | 2 | 23 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £77,577 | £45,067 | 2 | 23 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £23,164 | £54,013 | 2 | 20 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £108,369 | £51,893 | 2 | 19 December 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
- 4th Floor, 34 West George Street, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.thefolantrust.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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