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Woodlands Community Development Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC008741
Status
Active
Registered
July 23, 1985
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
66 Ashley Street
Glasgow
G3 6HW

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of education','the advancement of religion','the advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the promotion of religious or racial harmony','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement'

Woodlands Community Development Trust runs an ambitious public programme, including events and regular sessions, providing community spaces for connection and wellbeing. We are proud to create spaces and opportunities that bring people together to empower community action and foster a sense of belonging. All our initiatives are shaped by our values and designed to integrate social wellbeing with the environment. Our values are: Welcoming (we value the creation of spaces to meet and we link up different groups within the community). Nurturing (we recognise the skills and talents of everyone and we care for people and the planet). Creative (we believe beautiful spaces support creativity and we believe that working together creates positive change). and Responsive (we are flexible in our response to events, linking the global to the local and our responses are adaptive to the conditions of our community).

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: The Trust's objects are:- (1)To promote urban regeneration and the redevelopment and revitalisation of the area of Woodlands (which area is bounded on the south by Woodlands Road and Eldon Street, on the west by the River Kelvin, on the north by Great Western Road, and on the east by St Georges Road) and neighbouring areas ('the Operating Area'), all for the benefit of the residents of the Operating Area without distinction as to their race, age, gender, religion, or political or other Opinions. (2) To relieve unemployment for the public benefit among people resident in the Operating Area in such ways as may be thought fit, including assistance to find employment. (3) To promote education and advance health among people resident in the Operating Area. (4) To advance environmental protection and improvement for the benefit of the general public and in particular, people resident in the Operating Area. (5) To advance the arts, heritage and culture of the Operating Area. (6) To advance citizenship among people resident in the Operating Area. (7) To promote religious and racial harmony and to promote equality and diversity among peop le resident in the Operating Area. (8) To promote and/or support other similar projects and programmes, which further charitable purposes, for the benefit of people resident in the Operating Area.

Geography

Main operating location
Glasgow City
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
Dec. 31, 2024 £235,507 £312,986 9
Dec. 31, 2023 £313,559 £301,785 12
Dec. 31, 2022 £314,346 £285,123 13
Dec. 31, 2021 £304,982 £300,241 10
Dec. 31, 2020 £295,247 £278,775 11