Finance Score: -8

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -2

ASIA SCOTLAND TRUST LTD

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Data adjusted to reflect year end change

Period ending	30/11/17	30/11/18	30/11/19	30/11/20	30/11/21	30/11/23
Total income	£10,600	£5,950	£9,218	£0	£10,000	£0
Total spending	£10,475	£1,348	£18,105	£10,355	£6,617	£1,236
Surplus/deficit	£125	£4,602	-£8,887	-£10,355	£3,383	-£1,236

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Established: 10 years

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Practical support, advice & companionship

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Where it operates

Overseas only, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Other charities or voluntary bodies

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (6)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 52-81

ADDYMAN, Thomas Oliver
Appointed: 2016
Occupation: Archaeologist

BROTHERSTON, Douglas John
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Chartered Accountant

GOW, Roderick Charles
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Company Director

SORENSEN, Clare Adelaide Jane
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Public Servant

VAUGHAN, Philippa Mary
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Art Historian, Consultant In Heritage Conservation

YOUNG, John Robertson, Sir
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Diplomat (Retired)

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 05/12/2014, number: SC045273
Registered at Companies House on 20/11/2013, number: SC464144

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR21: 21 days late, AR19: 97 days late,

Main office

c/o Simpson and Brown, The Old Printworks, 77a Brunswick Street, Edinburgh, EH7 5HS

Objectives

The charity's objects (?Objects') are: (1) to promote, encourage and support heritage conservation projects and initiatives in South and South East Asia in partnership with local organisations. (2) to support the transfer of knowledge, experience and skill in connection with such projects. and (3) to support education and training for skilled workers, craftsmen and women, with a view to increased recognition and status for the skilled trades in South & South East Asia.

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