Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 3

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION SCOTLAND SCIO

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/10/17	31/10/18	31/10/19	31/10/20	31/10/21	31/10/22
Charitable activities		£471,305	£520,120	£488,467	£413,707	£516,573
Donations & Legacies		£701,415	£646,535	£567,217	£450,444
Other Income		£500,194	£482,001	£406,398	£364,298	£497,684
Investment Income			£112,888	£59,075	£45,073	£85,338
Total income	£1,781,546	£1,742,217	£1,812,101	£1,554,269	£1,288,932	£1,627,745
Charitable activities spending		£1,049,179	£1,137,288	£1,124,918	£947,445	£1,180,126
Fundraising costs	5%	7%	10%	8%	8%	10%
Other spending		£20,262		£59,075
Total spending	£1,062,758	£1,160,559	£1,257,426	£1,275,133	£1,017,024	£1,288,100
Surplus/deficit	£718,788	£581,658	£554,675	£279,136	£271,908	£339,645

Established: 74 years

www.legionscotland.org.uk

Listed activities

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

GiG Classification

Social clubs and similar

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The advancement of citizenship or community development
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of public participation in sport','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','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes

Where it operates

Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

Who it helps

Older People
People with disabilities or health problems
Other defined groups','Other charities or voluntary bodies

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Heroes Return
£22,605	30/03/2015 12	Not Available
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Royal British Legion Scotland SCIO
£900	17/05/2012	To contribute to costs of refurbishing and maintaining the memorials and cemetery in and around Inveraray.

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 31/07/1950, number: SC003323

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

New Haig House, Logie Green Road, Edinburgh, EH7 4HQ

Objectives

The charitable purposes of RBLS are: 4.1.1 The prevention or relief of poverty amongst men or women who have at any time honourably served with any branch of the naval, military and air forces of the Crown (whether Regular or Reserve). Royal Observer Corps and members of HM Coastguard. the Merchant Navy. the Forces of Allied Nations. the Women’s Land Army. the Women’s Timber Corps. Bevin Boys, members of the War Widows Association or Adult Cadet Instructors and their spouses, partners and dependants, hereinafter referred to as “ex-Service men and women”. 4.1.2 The advancement of citizenship and community development by the encouragement of co-operation between ex-Service men and women and others supporting the objects of RBLS through the establishment of Branches, by promoting and encouraging volunteering and the principle of service to others and by perpetuating and honouring the memory of those who died in the service of their country through the education of the public and through acts of remembrance. 4.1.3 The relief of ex-Service men and women in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 4.1.4 The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science by the promotion of music, including the music of pipe bands and military bands and the encouragement of participation in music by young people. by preserving war memorials and by promoting and parading ceremonial colours as a tribute to those ex-Service men and women who have died in the service of their country and as a symbol of belief in our common culture. 4.1.5 The advancement of public participation in sport. 4.1.6 The provision of recreational facilities and the organisation of recreational activities with the object of improving the conditions of life for ex-service men and women in particular and for members of the public generally. and 4.1.7 Any other purposes that reasonably may be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes.

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