01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC052592
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- G31 5LP
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
MENSELF + provide health and wellbeing support for the benefit of people regardless of gender, age (14 upwards), religion, ethnic origin, political beliefs, or lifestyles and in particular, men and families living in and around the Parkhead area of Glasgow. We adhere to the following aims, to: 1) Improve the status of male and female health. 2) Encourage people to take responsibility for their health and well-being. 3) Reduce preventable disease, injury, disability, and premature death including suicide. 4) Reduce the impact of alcohol and drug abuse. 5) Enhance a sense of well-being and social connectedness in families and communities. 6) Reduce the incidences of suicide. We achieve these aims through the delivery of: • Men’s Groups • Ladies Groups • Yoga • 5-A-Side Football • Walking Groups • Waking football • History Group • Online bingo • MOT 4 MEN programme • DRUMBEAT programme Our groups operate on the following principles: • Honesty. •Respect. • Safe • Legal. Participation.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
- the saving of lives
- 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
3.1 To promote the advancement of health of men (ages 14 years and upwards) through providing access to a non-clinical mobile health check-up service, access to information and other relevant services that will allow them to take responsibility for their own health and well-being, reduce reliance on substances and prevent the incidence of preventable diseases and injury. 3.2 To save lives of men (ages 14 years and upwards), by preventing premature death and suicide, by providing activities and access to relevant services. 3.3 The relief of need of people in the community by providing access to well-being activities, encouraging them to improve their health, lives and communities, bringing the community together reducing isolation and relieving poverty.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £178,241 | £139,656 | 3 | 14 August 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £128,037 | £128,037 | 3 | 27 August 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £127,576 | £127,576 | 3 | 3 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
- 112 CAROLINE STREET, PARKHEAD, GLASGOW
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://menself.scot/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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