Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

    GENERAL TEACHING COUNCIL FOR SCOTLAND 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

    Financial issues to consider:

    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    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 £5,599,000 £5,789,000 £5,888,000 £5,934,000 £5,995,000
    Donations & Legacies £75,000
    Other Income
    Investment Income £25,000 £25,000 £28,000 £8,000 £34,000
    Total income £5,624,000 £5,889,000 £5,916,000 £5,942,000 £6,061,000 £6,029,000
    Charitable activities spending £5,607,000 £5,976,000 £6,485,000 £5,868,000 £6,356,000
    Fundraising costs
    Other spending
    Total spending £5,607,000 £5,976,000 £6,485,000 £5,868,000 £6,234,000 £6,356,000
    Surplus/deficit £17,000 -£87,000 -£569,000 £74,000 -£173,000 -£327,000
    Established: 58 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Other education services
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    Where it operates
    • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • 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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Supporting Gaelic Medium Education recruitment and retention
    £3,250 10/06/2020
    A’ ruith sheiseanan conaltraidh le tidsearan is ùghdarrasan ionadail gus cothroman an lùib foghlam tro mheadhan na Gàidhlig a bhrosnachadh / Holding engagement sessions with teachers and local ....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 17/10/1966, number: SC006187
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    96 Clermiston Road, Edinburgh, EH12 6UT

    Objectives

    The advancement of education.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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