OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Glasgow Institute of Architects

Known as GIA

ActiveCharity number SC051726
Registered10 May 2022
Main locationEast Dunbartonshire
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC051726
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
G2 2QZ
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OSCR note: This charity has been established to replace Institute of Architects - Glasgow Chapter of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, SC000915. Institute of Architects - Glasgow Chapter of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, SC000915 has wound up and passed its assets and liabilities to The Glasgow Institute of Architects, SC051726

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The objectives of the Chapter shall be to organise and unite in fellowship all Architects within the Chapter area, and to combine their efforts for the general advancement of Architecture, and for the promotion of the aesthetic, scientific and practical efficiency of the profession of Architecture. Further, the objects of the Chapter shall be the objects of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland as specified in its Charter, so far as competent and applicable to the Chapter and/or Chapter territory

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The Charitable Purposes of the Chapter ('the Charitable Purposes') are: 3.1 .1 To advance the cause of good architecture by uniting members of the profession in order to provide and promote the high standard of architectural practice. 3.1 .2 To advance education, heritage, art and culture by delivering lectures, exhibitions and other events and by creating or supporting publications of any kind in any media. 3.1 .3 To advance community development by representing the architectural profession in relation to key architectural, planning or development matters, at a local, regional or national level. 3.1 .4 To promote environmental performance, protection and enhancement by encouraging high standards of architecture throughout the Membership Area. 3.1 .5 To uphold, advance and support the objects of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

3 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 September 2025£32,901£31,67803 June 2026
30 September 2024£28,424£25,586022 May 2025
30 September 2023£32,556£23,05401 July 2024

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
c/o Robb Ferguson, 70 West Regent Street, Glasgow
Website supplied to OSCR
gia.org.uk
Parent charity
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland · SC002753

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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