01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050623
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- FK1 4QZ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Our aim is to use the canal and the surroundings to support local community development and to encourage the wider public to use them in ways that support physical, emotional and mental wellbeing. We provide work, both paid and unpaid, to local people through our lock keeping contract with Scottish Canals and we provide facilities to develop technical skills in bike maintenance and woodworking. We have a single small canal boat available for public hire and also used for community trips for local charities and groups.
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
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The company's objects are: 4.1 To advance the education of the public about inland waterways and in particular the Lowland Canals and to encourage and promote the use of the canals for the benefit of the public. 4.2 To stimulate public interest and appreciation of the history, structure and beauty of the Lowland Canals with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom such facilities are primarily intended. 4.3 To protect and preserve or assist in the protection and preservation of Scotland's inland waterways, in particular the Lowland Canals. 4.4 To promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment in the area around the Lowland Canals. 4.5 To promote citizenship to advance and support personal and community development where boats and canals are used as the attraction to bring people together to develop skills and confidence to progress as individuals and regenerate their community for the benefit of everyone. 4.6 To offer opportunities to individuals and communities to develop using boating and canals for those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £138,048 | £118,562 | 3 | 21 May 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | £110,237 | £110,876 | 3 | 14 June 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | £158,666 | £158,209 | 3 | 28 May 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | £153,224 | £141,378 | 3 | 30 May 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | £51,549 | £34,307 | 3 | 13 May 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
- Go Forth and Clyde Limited, Port Downie, Lock16, Falkirk
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.goforthandclyde.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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