Overall GiG Score: 4 ?
Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -4
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4

SCOTTISH RAILWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • 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
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 50 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
Charitable activities £295,424 £197,721 £275,539 £1,025,249 £388,523
Donations & Legacies £389,464 £105,181 £303,812 £759,976
Other Income £4,708 £46,826 £2,131 £1,844 £41,395
Investment Income £1,972 £5,221 £3,408 £1,881 £2,846
Total income £1,714,714 £1,818,659 £1,436,702 £621,042 £2,225,678 £1,468,670
Charitable activities spending £819,546 £875,912 £632,894 £814,693 £812,548
Fundraising costs 45% 42% 60% 32% 15% 38%
Other spending
Total spending £1,555,393 £1,577,227 £1,708,493 £830,966 £1,150,595 £1,357,850
Surplus/deficit £159,321 £241,432 -£271,791 -£209,924 £1,075,083 £110,820
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
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: Falkirk

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 04/06/2021
Steaming Ahead
Robertson Trust - Inspiring Young Futures
£15,000 12/06/2018
Inspiring Young Futures
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Scottish Railway Preservation Trust
£1,020,800 15/06/2017
Steaming Ahead: ensuring conservation, interpretation and access to Scotland's steam railway heritage

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (8)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 44-77
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 22/05/1974, number: SC002375
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/04/1974, number: SC055533
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

17-19 North Street, Bo'ness, West Lothian, EH51 0AQ

Objectives

To advance and promote the education of the general public, and in particular the inhabitants of Scotland without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions by associating voluntary organisations, local authorities and other bodiesof whatever status together with the inhabitants in a common effort to establish a Museum of Railways in Scotland.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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