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Glasgow Zine Library, SCIO

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC050309
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Dec. 1, 2025. Filing history
Registered
July 22, 2020
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
32-34 Albert Road
Glasgow
G42 8DN

Contact

Website
glasgowzinelibrary.com
Screenshot of the Glasgow Zine Library, SCIO website

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the promotion of equality and diversity'

The charity exists to: 1) advance the arts, heritage and cultural sector through the self-publication of zines as a means for artistic, community and personal expression, by providing affordable and relevant workshops and activities rooted in making and maintaining at-cost printing. 2) promote equality and diversity by providing facilities and services with the aim of benefitting the diverse range of our returning and anticipated participants, and providing agency to groups who are underrepresented. 3) advance citizenship and community development by promoting the production and appreciation of zines and Do It Yourself (DIY) culture to communities in Glasgow and wider Scotland, and providing the Glasgow Zine Library as a space that will deliver community resources and programmes of educational events, including our annual festival Glasgow Zine Fest.

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

Objectives: The organisation’s purposes are: To advance the arts, heritage and cultural sector through the self-publication of zines as a means for artistic, community and personal expression, by providing affordable and relevant workshops and activities rooted in making and maintaining at-cost printing. To promote equality and diversity by providing facilities and services with the aim of benefitting the diverse range of our returning and anticipated participants, and providing agency to groups who are underrepresented. To advance citizenship and community development by promoting the production and appreciation of zines and Do It Yourself (DIY) culture to communities in Glasgow and wider Scotland, and providing the Glasgow Zine Library as a space that will deliver community resources and programmes of educational events, including our annual festival Glasgow Zine Fest.

Geography

Main operating location
Glasgow City
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2025 Dec. 1, 2025On time £287,034 £259,637 9
March 31, 2024 Dec. 4, 2024On time £284,345 £283,046 1
March 31, 2023 Dec. 18, 2023On time £191,538 £167,473 -
March 31, 2022 Sept. 9, 2022On time £171,398 £114,557 -
March 31, 2021 Dec. 10, 2021On time £95,398 £58,467 -

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.