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

SC044589Registered charity from 16 January 2014
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Charity Information:
Address St Enoch's Hogganfield Parish Church
860 Cumbernauld Road
Glasgow
Postcode G33 2QW
Website www.thecroftfamilysupport.org
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
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.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The Croft is the charitable organisation that runs Barlinnie Visitors Advice and Support Service. We operate out of HMP Barlinnie Prison and are open 7 days a week to cover all visitor sessions to support partners, families and friends visiting their loved ones in Barlinnie. By improving the visit experience for families we hope to increase the number of visits and facilitate more families visiting more often. We improve communications between visitors and prison staff and advocate for needs of families. and support families to build their resilience and confidence, reduce stigma and isolation, build internal capacity, improving knowledge and understanding of the support available to them (through our many partner organisations), the options open to them and the possibilities for better futures and opportunities.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 16 Jan 2014
Main Operating Location: Glasgow City
Number of Staff: 8
Number of Charity Trustees: 7
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "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"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "Other defined groups"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Dec 2020 £55,601 £50,785 25 Jul 2021 Yes
31 Dec 2021 £93,836 £61,038 29 Apr 2022 Yes
31 Dec 2022 £180,983 £142,377 13 Sept 2023 Yes
31 Dec 2023 £124,237 £130,015 18 Sept 2024 Yes
31 Dec 2024 £130,924 £167,890 18 Aug 2025 Yes Download
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Catherine Lavery
Margaret Smith
Christine Blain
Clare McWilliams
Karen Fullerton Chalmers
Robert John Gallacher
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