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Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 21 ?

UNICORN PRESERVATION SOCIETY 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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 and dynamic in terms of composition


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Established: 55 years

www.hmsunicorn.org.uk

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 £255,255 £51,676 £16,350 £46,856
Donations & Legacies £90,250 £202,866 £257,601
Other Income
Investment Income
Total income £150,727 £364,423 £274,603 £305,105 £349,321 £420,913
Charitable activities spending £143,416 £248,532 £244,239 £284,573
Fundraising costs 7% 4% 1% 5% 4%
Other spending £153,126
Total spending £166,838 £169,154 £260,659 £247,950 £304,935 £456,379
Surplus/deficit -£16,111 £195,269 £13,944 £57,155 £44,386 -£35,466
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
Where it operates
  • Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: Dundee City
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 Heritage Fund£120,330
Garfield Weston Foundation£45,000
Scottish Government£34,530
The Pilgrim Trust£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Unicorn Preservation Society
£57,130 02/08/2022
Transformation 2022/23: paving the way for Project ‘Safe Haven’
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 11/12/2020
Safeguarding HMS Unicorn and Planning for a secure future
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Unicorn Preservation Society
£63,200 29/07/2020
COVID-19 The Unicorn Preservation Society
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Unicorn Preservation Society
£10,000 08/06/2020
2
Structural modelling of HMS Unicorn
Scottish Government - The Unicorn Preservation Society
£34,530 15/04/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Corra Foundation - HDG-19/484
£4,000 01/06/2019
Towards the salary of the Volunteer Co-ordinator to support people with additional support needs to volunteer
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 28/05/2019
Preparing to celebrate 200 years for HMS Unicorn
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Unicorn Preservation Society
£28,900 25/03/2019
Preparing to celebrate 200 years for HMS Unicorn
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Unicorn Preservation Society
£5,000 31/01/2019
3
HMS Unicorn - plans for preservation of the ship and a sustainable future
Robertson Trust - Salary costs of the Learning & Engagement Officer
£40,500 31/08/2016
Salary costs of the Learning & Engagement Officer
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Unicorn Preservation Society
£10,000 21/03/2016
Frigate Unicorn, Dundee and their contribution to World War I at sea
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How is it governed?

Directors (10)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 28-79
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 23/01/1969, number: SC002771
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/12/1968, number: SC046145
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

CGPM Consulting LLP , 40 Gilmerton Place, Edinburgh , EH17 8TP

Objectives

The objects for which the Company is established are to— (1) the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science: (a) Having taken over from the Ministry of Defence the ownership of HMS Unicorn, the Ship, and thereafter to repair, reconstruct, maintain, conserve and preserve the Ship in perpetuity and for this purpose to arrange for her either to be moored in a floating berth or to be placed in a dry berth at Dundee or at such other place as may from time to time be considered appropriate, and to sail or otherwise move her from place to place as may be considered appropriate. (b) Procuring, maintaining and managing a sustainable future supporting or delivering the conservation and preservation of the Ship. (c) establishing, maintaining and promoting a Museum devoted to maritime and similar subjects, called the Unicorn Museum in and around the precincts of the Ship. (d) bringing together, holding, adequately housing conserving and documenting all forms of media pertaining to the Ship and its history. (e) bringing together, holding, adequately housing, conserving and documenting artefacts of historical, artistic or scientific importance (Specimens) with regard to the Ship and its history, the Collection. (f) there will be a strong presumption against the disposal of any Specimen owned by the Company. (g) facilitating the loan of any Specimen for exhibition or research always providing that the safety and security of the Specimen is not thereby endangered. (h) displaying and publicising the Collection for the public benefit. (2) the advancement of education: (a) facilitating access to research workers and school children, always providing that the safety and security of the Collection are not thereby endangered. (b) stimulating public interest in the Museum as a focal point of education and of historic, artistic or scientific interest, thereby improving the facilities available for general public amenity and education. (c) making available through the Museum libraries, media and exhibitions of an educational or cultural nature. (3) the advancement of citizenship or community development: (a) providing facilities for and encouragement of the education and training in nautical and other useful pursuits of young persons, including those belonging to service or voluntary organisations. maximum text reached, further full information can be obtained directly from the Charity

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