Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

ST MARGARET OF SCOTLAND HOSPICE 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
Established: 53 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
Charitable activities
Donations & Legacies £1,522,711 £1,990,485 £2,127,122 £2,421,156
Other Income £3,267,748 £3,345,295 £3,492,843 £4,193,236
Investment Income
Total income £5,322,981 £5,843,268 £5,993,697 £6,616,107 £5,955,427
Charitable activities spending £4,762,673 £4,887,965 £5,384,929 £5,148,094
Fundraising costs 37% 29% 24% 14% 3%
Other spending
Total spending £5,514,095 £5,616,460 £5,978,321 £5,489,418 £5,130,757
Surplus/deficit -£191,114 £226,808 £15,376 £1,126,689 £824,670
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health
  • 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
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: West Dunbartonshire
Who it helps
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Robertson Trust - Core Running Costs of the Hospice
£60,000 10/09/2019
Core Running Costs of the Hospice
Robertson Trust - The Running Costs of the Hospice
£30,000 11/09/2018
The Running Costs of the Hospice
Robertson Trust - The Running Costs of the Hospice
£30,000 25/07/2017
The Running Costs of the Hospice
Robertson Trust - the Running Costs of the Hospice
£20,000 30/06/2016
the Running Costs of the Hospice
Robertson Trust - The core running costs of the Hospice
£20,000 30/06/2015
The core running costs of the Hospice

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (5)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 67-76
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 06/07/1971, number: SC005623
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/02/2005, number: SC280689
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR20: 66 days late,
Main office

East Barns Street, Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, G81 1EG

Objectives

The objects for which the Company is established are to provide medical, surgical and nursing services and accommodation, and generally health and respite care facilities, for the treatment of sick, disabled and elderly people and for the relief, care, palliative care and rehabilitation of sick, disabled and elderly people. to provide a pastoral care service for the spiritual welfare and support of patients, relatives and staff. and to promote research into and education on the treatment and care of sick, disabled and elderly people and the prevention of sickness, disease and disability.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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