Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 10
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

GRAMPIAN REGIONAL EQUALITY COUNCIL LTD 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender
Established: 35 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities £436,041 £373,936 £427,388 £395,896 £720,086
Donations & Legacies £2,048 £7,794 £7,480 £226 £859
Other Income £3,000
Investment Income
Total income £446,062 £387,931 £444,514 £405,695 £494,020 £727,221
Charitable activities spending £447,486 £405,526 £416,655 £385,863 £688,530
Fundraising costs 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1%
Other spending
Total spending £450,328 £409,100 £422,628 £391,337 £515,530 £697,624
Surplus/deficit -£4,266 -£21,169 £21,886 £14,358 -£21,510 £29,597
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the promotion of religious or racial harmony','the promotion of equality and diversity','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Where it operates
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Aberdeen
Who it helps
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£232,674
National Lottery Heritage Fund£86,924
BBC Children in Need£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - GREC Integration & Inclusion Hub
£130,171 25/05/2023
This project will continue and develop the groups weekly language café in the Aberdeen Arts Centre. The café is open to all but primarily those with limited English from minority backgrounds. The ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Grampian Regional Equality Council Ltd.
£86,924 15/12/2021
Prejudice & Solidarity Archived Throughout History (PATH)
National Lottery Community Fund - GREC Language Café
£92,503 23/03/2020
35
This group 3-year Language Café Project will continue to deliver Language Cafes in Aberdeen with additional opening times and activities. Language Cafes are gatherings of individuals whose first ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Grampian Regional Equality Council Ltd
£30,000 08/08/2019
36
Weekly counselling and play therapy sessions for young people who are disadvantaged by discrimination and prejudice due to race, disability, gender, religion or sexual orientation. Sessions will ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Language Cafe & Employability project
£10,000 22/07/2019
13
This group will use the funding to continue and develop their Language Cafes that offer people with English as a second language networks and support in Aberdeen.
Robertson Trust - Salary costs of the Project Worker
£48,000 12/03/2019
Salary costs of the Project Worker
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Grampian Regional Equality Council Ltd (GREC)
£5,195 19/11/2018
We want to support people who have been victims of prejudice, discrimination or hate crime in Aberdeen by providing free 1-2-1 counselling.
National Lottery Community Fund - Aberdeen Language Cafe Project
£10,000 21/05/2018
12
This organisation, based in Aberdeen, promote equality, tackle discrimination and support better community relations across North East Scotland. The funding will allow the group to expand and enhance ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to GREC (Grampian Regional Equality Council)
£7,800 27/03/2017
SSB Gypsy/Traveller Heritage, History and Culture: Past, Present and Future?
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Grampian Regional Equality Council Ltd
£28,182 01/02/2013
This project will help build confidence and self esteem of children affected by racial abuse bullying discrimination and harassment by providing counselling and a dedicated support service. This will ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (12)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/12 persons

Age Range of Directors: 32-87
  • JOJI, Fatima
    Appointed: 2022
    Occupation: Councillor And Caseworker For Mp
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 26/05/1989, number: SC001823
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/03/2011, number: SC396286
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

680 King Street, Aberdeen, AB24 1SL

Objectives

(1) To accept all the undertakings, assets and liabilities of Scottish Charity SC001823 and to carry on the undertakings of that charity for the public benefit. (2) To promote equality and diversity in the north east of Scotland (3) To advance human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation in the north east of Scotland (4) To promote religious or racial harmony in the north east of Scotland (5) Any other purposes that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes (6) and in furtherance of the above, by. (i) the advancement of education (ii) the advancement of citizenship or community development (iii) working in partnership with other bodies

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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