Overall GiG Score: 2 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +4

    ROBERTSON TRUST 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

    Financial issues to consider:

    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Established: 61 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22
    Charitable activities £323,000 £336,000 £380,000 £439,000
    Donations & Legacies £1,760,000 £1,343,000 £915,000
    Other Income £102,000
    Investment Income £21,487,000 £21,811,000 £22,253,000 £6,125,000
    Total income £21,810,000 £24,009,000 £23,976,000 £7,479,000 £21,875,000
    Charitable activities spending £21,463,000 £24,688,000 £24,391,000 £25,058,000
    Fundraising costs
    Other spending £68,000
    Total spending £21,531,000 £24,688,000 £24,391,000 £25,058,000 £27,382,000
    Surplus/deficit £279,000 -£679,000 -£415,000 -£17,579,000 -£5,507,000
    What it does
    • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
    Who it helps
    • Other charities or voluntary bodies
    Purposes
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City

    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
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Robertson Trust
    £13,000 20/02/2023
    Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Robertson Trust
    £180,000 17/06/2020
    36
    Towards the Each and Every Child Initiative, a collaborative project to transform the public narrative about children and young people in the care system in Scotland.
    Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Women Centre Programme
    £100,000 15/03/2016
    12
    The grant will contribute to the development and evaluation of two Women Centres in Scotland (Fort William and Cumnock) that will meet the needs and aspirations of all women, girls and families. ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 18/03/1963, number: SC002970
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Robertson House, 152 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4TB

    Objectives

    HEREBY DECLARE that the Trustees have accepted and will accept the Trust hereby constituted and will hold the Trust Estate in Trust always for the purposes and subject to the terms and conditions and under the powers, privileges, immunities and discretions following, that is to, say,... (FOURTH) For payment out of the capital of the Trust Estate at any time or times after the Thirtieth day of April in the year Two thousand and one in equal or unequal amounts subject to such conditions in accordance with the purposes of this Trust as the Trustees may in their sole uncontrolled discretion determine for such charitable purposes as the Trustees may in their sole and uncontrolled discretion determine and for such charitable purposes only.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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