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Friends of Douglas Park (SCIO)

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC046569
Status
Active
Registered
May 18, 2016
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
24 Stewarton Drive
Cambuslang
Lanarkshire
G72 8DF

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement'

Douglas Park is a small pocket park which has been a community open space and garden for over 100 years, however, the use of the area as a community space declined with the removal of the main garden and seating in around the 1980’s. The main purpose of Friends of Douglas Park is to restore the area to a functional park, allowing increased community use and enjoyment and providing the associated health and wellbeing benefits that access to quality outdoor space brings. To further these objectives, our main activities involve: • Organising community events to both fundraise and encourage community involvement. • Carry out park improvements to restore it to a useful and attractive outdoor space whilst improving the biodiversity and environmental value of the area. • Seek funding to support us in achieving our objectives. • Liaise with other community groups and schools within the area to encourage wider use of the park. • Facilitating volunteers for maintaining the park.

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

Objectives: The organisation's purposes are: To restore Douglas Park to a well-tended park and open space for the benefit of the community for use by all, thereby encouraging increased community use, leading to the improvement and development of community spirit in Douglas Park. To advance the education of the adjacent primary school pupils concerning the natural environment through the development of horticultural programmes. To conserve, enhance and improve the biodiversity and sustainable use of Douglas Park for the benefit of people and wildlife. To create a sense of space and place in the community with an intelligent viewpoint detailing the local landmarks, landmarks of the wider Glasgow area and surrounding mountains. To provide a resource, in the form of Douglas Park, for the use of other community groups and in furtherance of their aims and objectives in so far as those aims and objectives are not in conflict with the aims and objectives of the Organisation. To encourage health and environmental engagement as part of the network of green open spaces in Cambuslang. In furtherance thereof, but not otherwise, the Organisation shall seek to protect, preserve and enhance the environmental asset of Douglas Park with the object of improving the conditions of life for the community by promoting health, community engagement and the benefits of enjoying green space.

Geography

Main operating location
South Lanarkshire
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
May 31, 2025 £0 £5
May 31, 2024 £0 £141
May 31, 2023 £482 £219
May 31, 2022 £647 £495
May 31, 2021 £6,410 £5,171