Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

    WISCONSIN SCOTLAND TRUST 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Financial issues to consider:

    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/05/17 31/05/18 31/05/19 31/05/20 31/05/21 31/05/22 31/05/23
    Charitable activities £294,503 £368,609
    Donations & Legacies £42,364
    Other Income
    Investment Income
    Total income £305,806 £229,092 £236,191 £294,503 £35,096 £403 £436,406
    Charitable activities spending £301,767 £411,192
    Fundraising costs
    Other spending £2,394
    Total spending £310,900 £221,013 £244,682 £301,767 £77,790 £2,637 £413,586
    Surplus/deficit -£5,094 £8,079 -£8,491 -£7,264 -£42,694 -£2,234 £22,820
    Established: 36 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Financial or material assistance
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
    Where it operates
    • Overseas only, main operating location: Midlothian
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people

    Who supports them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 31/03/1988, number: SC006727
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    , EH3 8BP

    Objectives

    The charitable purposes hereof (hereinafter denominated 'the trust purposes') are to further the education (including social and physical training) of students or former students of The University of Wisconsin System or any other institution of further or higher education established under the laws of the State of Wisconsin, United States of America.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
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