OSCR Scottish charity profile

Forth Bridges Men's Shed

ActiveCharity number SC051057
Registered17 June 2021
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC051057
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH29 9BL

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The purpose of the organisation is to provide recreational facilities and advance the social needs, health and well being of men of all ages and backgrounds living in Queensferry, Kirkliston and surrounding areas. By: a) Creating, developing and maintaining a facility, namely a Men’s Shed. b) Offering opportunities for men in the specified area to meet and undertake creative, physical, purposeful and recreational activities of their choice. c) Reducing isolation of men in the area thus contributing to their physical and mental wellbeing. d) Developing the capacity of men in the specified area to share their skills and knowledge with others in the community.

Charitable purposes

  • 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 purpose of the organisation is to provide recreational facilities and advance the social needs, health and well being of men of all ages and backgrounds living in Queensferry, Kirkliston and surrounding areas. By: a) Creating, developing and maintaining a facility, namely a Men’s Shed. b) Offering opportunities for men in the specified area to meet and undertake creative, physical, purposeful and recreational activities of their choice. c) Reducing isolation of men in the area thus contributing to their physical and mental wellbeing. d) Developing the capacity of men in the specified area to share their skills and knowledge with others in the community.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2026£2,689£3,419020 August 2026
31 March 2025£3,889£4,327017 November 2025
31 March 2024£9,268£9,211022 July 2024
31 March 2023£10,606£1,330015 August 2023
31 March 2022£1,585£0014 November 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
4 Dudgeon Place, Kirkliston
Website supplied to OSCR
https://forthbridgesmensshed.co.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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