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 ?

    THE COLUMBA 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 30/11/17 30/11/18 30/11/19 30/11/20 30/11/21 30/11/22
    Total income £36,069 £34,482 £41,176 £45,699 £37,574 £42,912
    Total spending £47,809 £43,079 £58,046 £50,106 £27,388 £57,671
    Surplus/deficit -£11,740 -£8,597 -£16,870 -£4,407 £10,186 -£14,759
    Established: 75 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
    • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
    GiG Classification
    • Christian congregations
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of religion','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the promotion of religious or racial harmony
    Where it operates
    • Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
    Who it helps
    • Other defined groups

    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 15/03/1949, number: SC008586
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR20: 85 days late,
    Main office

    , EH12 9EG

    Objectives

    (First) For the advancement of the Roman catholic religion. (Second) For the advancement of education. (Third) For the relief of poverty.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
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