Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 4

ISKCON (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/01/18	31/01/19	31/01/20	31/01/21	31/01/22	31/01/23
Charitable activities				£88,050		£89,724
Donations & Legacies				£129,785		£169,682
Other Income				£272
Investment Income				£100,888		£75,245
Total income	£218,891	£181,463	£207,163	£318,995	£300,160	£334,651
Charitable activities spending				£287,820		£262,407
Fundraising costs				27%	22%	28%
Other spending
Total spending	£236,814	£316,973	£301,239	£345,634	£311,524	£335,518
Surplus/deficit	-£17,923	-£135,510	-£94,076	-£26,639	-£11,364	-£867

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Established: 35 years

Listed activities

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

GiG Classification

Other congregations

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The advancement of education
The advancement of religion','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the promotion of religious or racial harmony','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage','the advancement of animal welfare

Where it operates

UK and overseas, main operating location: South Lanarkshire

Who it helps

People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Other charities or voluntary bodies

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Scottish Government	£92,560
National Lottery Community Fund	£5,000
Co-Operative Group	£2,461

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Food For Scotland Project
£2,461	22/10/2022	In two ways, we wish to provide free nutritious meals to local people who are elderly, vulnerable and on low-income: by delivering meals to the people at home and by organising community lunches.
Scottish Government - Iskcon (Scotland) Limited
£24,810	04/03/2021	Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - ISKCON Scotland Ltd
£32,750	06/08/2020	Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Iskcon (Scotland) Limited
£35,000	16/06/2020	Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - Food For Scotland
£5,000	15/05/2020 3	This group will use the funding to establish a hot meal delivery service for two days a week to homeless shelters across Glasgow.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (6)

Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 38-68

ANDERSON, Terence Michael
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Trustee

BENGANI, Ashis
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Company Director

CONNOR, Anthony William
Appointed: 2014
Occupation: Voluntary Worker

HOWCHIN, Anthony William
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Trustee

MCMULLAN, George Thomas
Appointed: 2012
Occupation: Trustee

PATEL, Kamlesh Kumar Maheshwar
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Trustee

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 22/07/1989, number: SC001127
Registered at Companies House on 23/11/1988, number: SC114680

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR21: 62 days late, AR20: 88 days late,

Main office

Karuna Bhavan, Bankhouse Road, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, ML11 0ES

Objectives

To advance, transmit, spread, propagate:- i. the religion of Krishna Consciousness as revealed in the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam and the doctrines and observances that serve to promote and manifest the said religion. ii. the education in Indian and/or Vedic history, culture, language and social customs. iii. the relief of poverty, distress and sickness by provision of accommodation for young persons in necessitous circumstances between the ages of 18 and 25 years upon terms appropriate to their means. iv. the distribution selling and preparation of prasad or prasadam (vegetarian food offered to, sanctified by and blessed with the mercy of Lord Krishna).