Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 10

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL (SCOTLAND)

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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
Donations & Legacies	£1,457,697	£1,604,400	£1,477,984	£979,289		£1,707,205
Other Income
Investment Income	£34	£677	£47	£60		£540
Total income	£1,457,731	£1,605,077	£1,478,031	£979,349	£1,204,696	£1,707,745
Charitable activities spending	£1,382,861	£1,507,654	£1,477,938	£824,782		£1,509,397
Fundraising costs
Other spending	£156,651
Total spending	£1,539,512	£1,507,654	£1,477,938	£824,782	£917,292	£1,509,397
Surplus/deficit	-£81,781	£97,423	£93	£154,567	£287,404	£198,348

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Established: 101 years

www.ssvpscotland.com

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 & legal advocacy

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty

Where it operates

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

Who it helps

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

National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Scottish Government	£6,000
Corra Foundation	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Corra Foundation - Enabling_Neighbourhoods_Fund-21/1685
£3,000	16/08/2021	Towards the costs associated with delivering activities in your local community.
Scottish Government - Society of St. Vincent De Paul (Scotland)
£6,000	15/05/2020	Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - Society of St Vincent DePaul Furniture Project (Scotland)
£10,000	29/04/2020 11	This grant will be used to providing free furniture white goods and household items to disadvantaged people from across Lanarkshire.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St. Vincent de Paul Society – St.Patrick's Conference, Shotts
£3,125	29/11/2017	Funds raised will be used locally by the society to assist those in crisis regardless of race, creed or colour.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Directors: 54-75

CARR, Patrick
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Retired

CARR-POLLOCK, Haydn
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Director

COLLINS, Daniel
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Retired

GRANT, Sydney Jan
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Retired Company Director

HENEAGHAN, James Anthony
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Retired

HERLIHY, Elizabeth Mackenzie
Appointed: 2013
Occupation: Laboratory Technician

MCCARTNEY, Patricia Frances
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 25/04/1923, number: SC006326
Registered at Companies House on 29/08/2008, number: SC347803

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Regent House, 2nd Floor Rear, 113 West Regent Street, Glasgow, G2 2RU

Objectives

The identification and combating of all forms of poverty and sickness, without differentiation on the grounds of race, colour, creed or sex, by promoting social justice and actively working with those in need and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, to bring spiritual and/or material comfort to people in conditions of need, hardship or distress.

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