Overall GiG Score: 18 ?
Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 7
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7

CROSSROADS YOUTH & COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Established: 55 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 31/03/23
Charitable activities £335,876 £375,141 £386,139 £410,602 £369,789
Donations & Legacies £4,238 £5,755 £8,636 £240 £1,461
Other Income
Investment Income
Total income £343,685 £387,985 £403,180 £413,951 £280,975 £371,700
Charitable activities spending £353,454 £354,774 £363,048 £383,074 £333,262
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending £353,454 £354,774 £363,048 £383,074 £331,688 £333,262
Surplus/deficit -£9,769 £33,211 £40,132 £30,877 -£50,713 £38,438
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended','the promotion of religious or racial harmony','the promotion of equality and diversity','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: Glasgow City
  • This charity is based in an area of 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Henry Smith Charity£300,000
BBC Children in Need£111,545
Virgin Money Foundation£17,190
The Clothworkers Foundation£15,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Crossroads Youth and Community Association
£157,200 25/08/2022
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towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs for a project providing support and activities for young people and other members of the local community in Glasgow, Scotland.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 01/04/2022
Flourishing Communities.
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Crossroads Youth & Community Association
£17,190 12/03/2021
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Grant to support the organisations running costs.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Crossroads Youth and Community Association
£15,000 09/10/2019
purchase of a minibus for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in Glasgow
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Crossroads Youth & Community Association
£111,545 26/06/2019
36
95 children and young people from the Gorbals and Govanhill in Glasgow who are impacted by poverty will access a range of youth work activities. They will have more structure in their lives, have ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Crossroads Youth and Community Association
£142,800 12/06/2019
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing support and activities for young people and other members of the local community in Glasgow
National Lottery Community Fund - School Holidays and Accredited Awards
£10,000 10/06/2019
12
School Holidays and Accredited Awards
Glasgow City Council - The Barn Youth Centre
£52,174 05/03/2019
Engage with young people in the Gorbals offering a variety of activities and projects including groupwork, 1-1 support, accreditation, recreational activities and youth providers network.
Glasgow City Council - Forward to Success
£6,500 28/02/2019
Youth work related drop in programmes in the Barn Youth Centre. 'Aspirations of Work' will be delivered in the same programmes and referrals made to GRA as appropriate.
Robertson Trust - Running Costs
£52,500 12/06/2018
Running Costs
Corra Foundation - HDA-18/301
£5,000 07/06/2018
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For the salary of an Arts Development Worker to run three sessions a week for young people aged 8-24 years who are experiencing disadvantage.
Glasgow City Council - The Barn Youth Centre
£52,174 06/06/2018
Engage with young people in the Gorbals offering a variety of activities and projects including groupwork, 1-1 support, accreditation, recreational activities and youth providers network.
Glasgow City Council - Forward to Success
£6,500 06/06/2018
Youth work related drop in programmes in the Barn Youth Centre. 'Aspirations of Work' will be delivered in the same programmes and referrals made to GRA as appropriate.
Robertson Trust - The Refurbishment of The Barn Youth & Community Centre
£10,000 30/06/2016
The Refurbishment of The Barn Youth & Community Centre
LandAid Charitable Trust - Roof and window repairs to youth centre
£55,500 24/11/2015
2
Replacing the windows and fitting a new roof to make The Barn Youth Centre in the Gorbals, Glasgow weathertight and functional.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Crossroads Youth & Community Association
£103,855 01/11/2015
This project will deliver a range of youth work activities for 75 young people each week complemented by residential experiences. Delivering in Gorbals Glasgow the project will increase confidence ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)
Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 39-74
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 30/11/1968, number: SC006859
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/01/1994, number: SC148252
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Barn , 37 Abbotsford Place, Gorbals, Glasgow, G5 9QS

Objectives

(i) The provision of facilities for recreation education or leisure time occupation for young persons, old persons and families (ii) The provision or assistance in the provision of facilities whether by way of youth centres, playing fields, playgrounds, assembly halls, recreation centres, sports centres, meeting places, community centres or otherwise and the necessary furniture and equipment therefor, for all or any of the foregoing activities (iii) The provision of assistance in any way to the said persons to develop their personalities, skills and talents to the full.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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