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The Croft (Visitors' Support and Advice Centre, HMP Barlinnie) SCIO

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC044589
Status
Active
Registered
Jan. 16, 2014
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
St Enoch's Hogganfield Parish Church
860 Cumbernauld Road
Glasgow
G33 2QW

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of citizenship or community development','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

The Croft is a non-statutory, not for profit organisation - independent of the prison we work alongside (HMP Barlinnie). HMP Barlinnie is a national prison, the Croft supports people impacted from across Scotland - in the main the families we support come from Glasgow and the surrounding areas. We have been supporting people since 2012 and exist to achieve positive outcomes for prisoners’ families and friends (those impacted by the imprisonment of someone they care about) by fulfilling our three core functions: i. Improving the visits experience for people visiting their family member or loved ones in prison. ii. Allowing families to access independent and impartial advice, information, and support, which meets their needs. iii. Voicing the needs of families affected by imprisonment to the prison we work alongside - HMP Barlinnie. The service we provide is accessible to all family members/ visitors to the prison. We also provide a teabar service ran by staff and volunteers

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','Other defined groups'

Objectives: 4.1 The advancement of community development, and the relief of those in need by reason of the imprisonment of a family member, by 4.1.1 providing support and advice to visitors to HMP Barlinnie. 4.1.2 offering a welcoming space near to the prison with access to personal support and advice specifically targeted for prisoners' families. 4.1.3 recruiting, training and developing volunteers from the local and wider community. and 4.1.4 establishing links with service providers and voluntary organisations working with prisoners' families to build partnerships that will enhance the quality of life for visitors to prisoners in HMP Barlinnie.

Geography

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

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2026 £308,911 £237,909 7
Dec. 31, 2024 £130,924 £167,890 8
Dec. 31, 2023 £124,237 £130,015 7
Dec. 31, 2022 £180,983 £142,377 4
Dec. 31, 2021 £93,836 £61,038 4
Dec. 31, 2020 £55,601 £50,785 4