Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

BETHANY CHRISTIAN TRUST 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
Established: 41 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 £2,938,411 £2,552,509 £2,706,379 £2,936,184 £3,413,184
Donations & Legacies £2,045,040 £1,970,584 £2,846,080 £3,354,183
Other Income £20,468 £269,504 £528,987
Investment Income £9 £35 £1,448 £743
Total income £6,124,298 £5,729,127 £7,048,562 £7,347,517 £7,737,898 £7,799,582
Charitable activities spending £4,184,945 £4,075,944 £4,224,904 £5,394,936 £5,723,174
Fundraising costs 25% 29% 23% 22% 21% 24%
Other spending
Total spending £5,683,939 £5,724,800 £5,816,301 £6,927,059 £7,251,922 £7,598,587
Surplus/deficit £440,359 £4,327 £1,232,261 £420,458 £485,976 £200,995
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of religion','the advancement of health','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: City of Edinburgh
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems','Other defined groups','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
Scottish Government£76,120
Garfield Weston Foundation£60,000
Charles Hayward Foundation£60,000
Foundation Scotland£43,125
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Bethany Christian Trust
£500 04/12/2023
Donation from Anne Boyd Fund
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Bethany Christian Trust
£1,500 01/12/2023
Donation from The Path Fund Donor Advised - Donation towards the Click& Connect Employability project in Leith .
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Bethany Christian Trust
£20,000 22/02/2023
Donation from Make Fund
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Bethany Christian Trust
£200 28/04/2022
Unrestricted donation from W Scott
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Bethany Christian Trust
£50 22/03/2022
Unrestricted donation from John Urquhart
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£30,000 18/02/2022
Community Builders
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Bethany Christian Trust
£20,000 27/01/2022
Connect to Community
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Bethany Christian Trust
£15,000 12/12/2021
For ongoing costs, but not capital projects. From the Make Trust.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Bethany Christian Trust
£250 09/11/2021
Donation from Anne and Archie Boyd
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Bethany Christian Trust
£200 06/10/2021
Donation from W Scott
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - Click and Connect
£4,978 17/05/2021
Detailed information not yet available.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Bethany Christian Trust
£100 06/05/2021
General charitable donation from W Scott
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Bethany Christian Trust
£225 28/03/2021
Anonymous donation for the Connect to Community service
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Bethany Christian Trust
£20,000 26/01/2021
Connect to Community
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Bethany Christian Trust
£200 10/12/2020
Donation from Anne and Archie Boyd
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Bethany Christian Trust
£2,500 12/10/2020
To support the immediate needs of Bethany Christian Trust?s clients including the purchase of food, a contribution towards extra utility costs, dongles and devices to increase Internet connectivity, ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 04/09/2020
Community Builders
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Bethany Christian Trust
£100 08/07/2020
Donation from John Urquhart
Scottish Government - Bethany Christian Trust
£76,120 20/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Bethany Christian Trust
£100 17/05/2020
Donation from anonymous donor
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Bethany Christian Trust
£100 04/05/2020
General charitable donation from W Scott
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Bethany Christian Trust
£100 22/04/2020
General charitable donation from Graham Duffin
Crisis UK - Grant to Bethany Christian Trust
£5,000 17/04/2020
Funds for newly released prisoners, purchase of food, utility top ups, activities/resources for children and internet connectivity
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Bethany Christian Trust
£2,000 10/04/2020
Emergency £250k Appeal From Lettingweb Foundation on behalf of all Scottish Letting Professionals
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Bethany Christian Trust
£20,000 27/02/2020
Connect to Community
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Bethany Christian Trust
£28,800 19/09/2019
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Preventing Homelessness Among Women and Children in Aberdeen
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 07/03/2019
Preventing Homelesness by Strengthening Communities
Women's Fund for Scotland - Overheads
£5,000 15/06/2018
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to contribute towards salary costs, travel expenses and overheads.
Robertson Trust - Community Support West
£75,000 13/03/2018
Community Support West
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - Digital Oasis
£9,885 05/12/2014
In partnership with the Church of the Nazarene, Parkhead and Easterhouse Community Church we will operate weekly digital drop-ins in learning centres based in the heart of each community. The ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Bethany Christian Trust
£72,520 06/12/2010
36
Towards Project costs Towards the salary of the community education worker and activity costs.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (8)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 34-70
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 07/02/1983, number: SC003783
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/02/2002, number: SC228528
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

65 Bonnington Road, Edinburgh, EH6 5JQ

Objectives

To provide, as an expression of Christian faith in practice, for the relief of the needs of the homeless and persons in necessitous circumstances in furtherance whereof the Company may pursue as a holistic response all manner of charitable activity, normally, but not necessarily exclusively, associated with such object.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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