Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 5
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +5
    Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

    GOVAN HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD 

    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
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
    • Income has been volatile recently
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Data adjusted to reflect year end change
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/23
    Charitable activities
    Donations & Legacies
    Other Income
    Investment Income
    Total income £8,050,661 £8,402,721 £8,541,166 £8,816,173 £9,337,902
    Charitable activities spending
    Fundraising costs
    Other spending
    Total spending £6,951,831 £7,622,315 £7,670,333 £7,576,974 £10,187,763
    Surplus/deficit £1,098,830 £780,406 £870,833 £1,239,199 -£849,861
    Established: 53 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Other facilities management and maintenance
    Purposes
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    • The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
    • Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
    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 it helps
    • Older People
    • 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
    Scottish Government£87,208
    National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
    Foundation Scotland£5,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - 50th Anniversary Mural
    £10,000 08/10/2021
    The group will use the funding to work with local people and consult with stakeholders to develop and install a mural which will celebrate the community of Govan as part of their year long 50th ....more
    Scottish Government - Govan Housing Association Ltd
    £15,574 25/02/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    Scottish Government - Govan Housing Association Ltd
    £71,634 29/01/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Govan Housing Association
    £5,000 09/04/2020
    3
    To provide a range of vital services that support tenants and local people throughout the coronavirus crisis and support other smaller charities in Govan, Ibrox and parts of Cessnock.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Govan Coronavirus Support Project
    £10,000 08/04/2020
    6
    This group will use the funding to co-ordinate efforts to support people in Govan affected by the coronavirus outbreak. They will do this through the distribution of food from a food van to ....more

    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 18/06/1971, number: SC009055
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    35 McKechnie Street, Glasgow, G51 3AQ

    Objectives

    2.1 to provide for the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through the provision, construction, improvement and management of land and accommodation and the provision of care. and 2.2 to undertake any activity allowed under Section 58 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (as amended by the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 and SSI 2006/211 (Registered Social Landlords (Purposes or Objects) (Scotland) Order)) which is charitable both for the purposes of Section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and also Section 505 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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