01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC053016
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 5
- Postcode
- G4 9RH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Creative Glasgow exists to connect, champion and celebrate creative practitioners across Greater Glasgow. As an organisation we provide our membership community - over 400 artists, creative practitioners, creative businesses and cultural organisations and institutions - with a regular programme of networking meetings and events, enabling Greater Glasgow's creative communities to come together, share practice, exchange knowledge and skills, and support one another. We partner with organisations and institutions to provide our members bespoke training and skills development, commissions and presentation opportunities, as well as collate and make available useful resources such as case studies, toolkits, evaluations, and research reports through our website. Further, we are committed to supporting the next generation of creative talent to develop, with a bespoke programme for young and emerging creatives aged 18-25.
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
5.1 To advance arts and culture to create and support a vibrant and interconnected creative community in Glasgow through the development of a wide range of opportunities to enable maximum participation in and exposure to the arts in Glasgow. 5.2 The advancement of education and training in the arts and creativity with the object of increasing participation and development in the arts and in particular through the development of a culture of learning to emphasise participation and sharing of knowledge, striving towards best practice through collaboration within the creative community, developing guidelines, sharing learning, and reaching communities with limited access to creative activities. 5.3 To advance community development by promoting the creative community and the effectiveness and efficiency of individuals and organisations working within it, by encouraging community participation and active engagement to ensure the services offered meet the needs of the community and to help create artistic skills and perspectives.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 5 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £126,152 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £134,795 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 5 | 19 December 2025 |
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
- Civic House, 26 Civic Street, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.creativeglasgow.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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