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Victoria Park City of Glasgow Athletic Club

Also known as: VP-Glasgow

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC047344
Status
Active
Registered
April 20, 2017
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
86 Athelstane Road
Glasgow
G13 3NU

Contact

Website
vp-glasgow.com
Screenshot of the Victoria Park City of Glasgow Athletic Club website

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of public participation in sport','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'

We compete in all National and Regional Championships in Track and Field Athletics, Road Races and Cross-Country races. We provide competition in Scottish Leagues for children aged 9 to 16 years and UK National competition for our athletes aged 17 years to Veterans. The Club provides athletics coaching and competition to members of the community from age 8 upwards from our base at Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow this includes athletes with a disability. The Club provides coaching in Sprints, Endurance, Jumps and Throws on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings to athletes of all ages and abilities. In any week, over 450 children and adults will attend our training sessions in preparation for competition at local and national level. We were, once again, able to host our Summer Camps at Scotstoun Stadium for children from 5 to 12 years of age. The camps were held over 6 weeks of the school holidays and attracted an average of 80 children per day.

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

Objectives: The Club will operate as a non-profit distributing charity whose principal objectives are: 4.1 To promote and advance all disciplines of athletics as a competitive sport. 4.2 To provide recreational facilities, and to organise recreational activities, available to members of the public at large, with the object of improving the conditions of life.

Geography

Main operating location
East Dunbartonshire
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
April 30, 2025 £162,854 £153,647 24
April 30, 2024 £125,874 £131,996 20
April 30, 2023 £136,691 £144,644 12
April 30, 2022 £123,839 £124,343 1
April 30, 2021 £54,486 £46,832 1