Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

AN LOCHRAN

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Total income £25,594 £20,144 £25,520 £19,119 £37,132 £35,361
Total spending £30,071 £23,141 £23,089 £22,775 £47,604 £46,704
Surplus/deficit -£4,477 -£2,997 £2,431 -£3,656 -£10,472 -£11,343
Established: 23 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Other education support
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Where it operates
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City
Who it helps
  • Other defined groups
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - An Lòchran - Ionad Ghàidhlig ann an Ghlaschu
£22,000 21/03/2024
12
A' cumail tachartasan Gàidhlig ann an ionad Gàidhlig an Lèanag ann an Glaschu / Holding Gaelic events in the An Lèanag Gaelic centre in Glasgow
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - An Lòchran 2023/24
£42,452 10/10/2023
A' cumail taic ris An Lòchran is ionad an Lèanag mar ionad Ghàidhlig ann am Partaig, Glaschu / Supporting An Lòchran and An Lèanag as a Gaelic centre in Partick, Glasgow
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Taic Eadar-amail
£2,000 27/09/2023
A' cumail taic eadar-amail ris An Lòchan / Providing interim support to An Lòchran
Fèisean nan Gàidheal - Seachdain sgoil-shamhraidh aig Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu do chlann bun-sgoile
£700 13/06/2023
Seachdain sgoil-shamhraidh aig Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu do chlann bun-sgoile
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - An Lòchran 2022/23
£35,000 08/09/2022
A' cumail ionad Gàidhlig ann an Glaschu, fastadh oifigear leasachaidh is a' cur prògram de thachartasan air dòigh / Maintaining a Gaelic centre in Glasgow, employing a development officer and ....more
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Prògram 2021/22
£35,000 13/10/2021
12
A' ruith ionad An Lèanag is a' cur prògram de thachartasan Gàidhlig air dòigh / Running the An Lèanag centre and arranging a programme of Gaelic events
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Symposium – Dìleab Cholm Cille / Oighreacht Cholm Cille
£3,900 10/03/2021
A' cur symposium is tachartas ealain air dòigh gus luchd-labhairt na Gàidhlig is Gaeilge a thoirt còmhla / Arranging a symposium and arts events to bring speakers of Gaelic and Irish together
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - An Lòchran 2020/21
£35,000 26/05/2020
Gus ionad cleachdadh na Gàidhlig a bhith ann an Glaschu / To provide a hub for Gaelic usage in Glasgow
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - An Lòchran 2019/20
£35,000 05/12/2018
12
Gus ionad cleachdadh na Gàidhlig a bhith ann an Glaschu / To provide a hub for Gaelic usage in Glasgow
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - An Lòchran 2018/19
£19,300 08/03/2018
12
Gus ionad cleachdadh na Gàidhlig a bhith ann an Glaschu / To provide a hub for Gaelic usage in Glasgow
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (9)
Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 20-63
  • BECK, Andrew
    Appointed: 2023
    Occupation: Technical Customer Service
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 09/11/2001, number: SC032731
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/01/2001, number: SC214916
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR20: 65 days late,
Main office

22 Mansfield Street, Glasgow, G11 5QP

Objectives

To advance and assist in the promotion of the education of the public and in partiuclar the Gaelic community by the provision of for the public benefit a range of educational, community, arts and cultural facilities.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving

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