Overall GiG Score: -4 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +1

    GLASGOW ACTION FOR PENSIONERS 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    Established: 36 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Total income £11,012 £17,414 £3,484 £15,453 £14,272 £5,799
    Total spending £14,696 £11,224 £10,192 £11,731 £14,090 £8,364
    Surplus/deficit -£3,684 £6,190 -£6,708 £3,722 £182 -£2,565
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems
    Purposes
    • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Glasgow City
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    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
    Corra Foundation - HDA-18/507
    £3,000 06/12/2018
    Towards the cost to pay a sessional Welfare Rights Officer
    Robertson Trust - Running Costs
    £3,000 27/08/2018
    Running Costs
    Robertson Trust - Running costs for 2017-2018
    £3,000 23/05/2017
    Running costs for 2017-2018
    Corra Foundation - HDA-16/565
    £4,500 04/08/2016
    towards costs to pay a part-time Welfare Rights Adviser to support older people

    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 02/03/1988, number: SC006333
    • Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 17 July 2014 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Govan Action For Pensioners (SC006333) which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 2 March 1988.
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    11 Harmony Row, Glasgow, G51 3BB

    Objectives

    to promote the welfare of older people primarily in the Govan and Glasgow Southwest areas by relieving those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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