The Urban Roots Initiative

Country: Scotland
Charity number: SC040647
Status: Active
Registered: July 7, 2009
Legal form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address: Toryglen Community Base
179 Prospecthill Circus
Toryglen
Glasgow
G42 0LA

Contact

Website: urbanroots.org.uk

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement'

The Urban Roots Initiative is a community-led environmental and health improvement charity based in Glasgow’s Southside. We help people improve their wellbeing, connect with nature and take action on the environment through community gardening, conservation, cookery and more. Our activities support those facing social, health or economic inequalities, creating inclusive spaces where everyone can participate with dignity. We manage community gardens, food-growing sites and the Mall’s Mire Local Nature Reserve, offering volunteering, therapeutic gardening, outdoor play sessions and nature-based learning. Working with schools, local groups and partners across the city, we bring people together to build healthier, greener and more resilient communities.

Objectives: The company's objects are: (1) To advance education, particurlarly in relation to gardening, local food growing, healthy eating, traditional craft skills and matters relating to the environment. (2) To advance health through encouraging people to become involved in healthy exercise by participating in gardening, environmental improvement projects and similar activities, and by promoting healthy eating and healthier life styles. (3) To advance citizenship and community development (including the promotion of volunteering and the promotion of the voluntary sector and the effectiveness and efficiency of charities) by involving people who might otherwise be socially excluded in gardening, environmental improvement projects and other appropriate activities, and by encouraging the formation and development of local groups which harness the skills and energy of the local community and promote community cohesion. (4) To advance environmental protection or improvement (5) To relieve those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, and in particular by encouraging them to engage in gardening, environmental improvement projects and other appropriate activities. (6) To promote, establish. operate and/or support other similar schemes and projects which further charitable purposes.

Areas of operation

Main operating location: Glasgow City
Geographical spread: Operations cover all or most of Scotland

Finances

Period end	Income	Expenditure	Employees
March 31, 2025	£367,540	£393,297	13
March 31, 2024	£423,764	£436,764	16
March 31, 2023	£473,954	£445,471	27
March 31, 2022	£491,000	£491,165	18
March 31, 2021	£496,139	£494,981	-

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