Overall GiG Score: -2 ?
Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +2

    SCOTTISH CATHOLIC INTERNATIONAL AID FUND - SCIAF 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently

    Financial issues to consider:

    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
    Established: 53 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
    Charitable activities £2,696,613 £2,943,033 £2,775,529 £2,039,000
    Donations & Legacies £5,919,792 £3,977,044 £5,120,906
    Other Income £1,418,038
    Investment Income £138,184 £108,063 £75,161 £85,000
    Total income £7,897,814 £8,764,393 £8,456,445 £7,977,838 £7,885,000 £7,408,000
    Charitable activities spending £8,217,224 £7,727,893 £6,812,373 £6,767,000
    Fundraising costs 13% 10% 14% 14% 17% 21%
    Other spending
    Total spending £9,549,653 £9,090,399 £8,710,955 £7,926,344 £7,910,000 £8,301,000
    Surplus/deficit -£1,651,839 -£326,006 -£254,510 £51,494 -£25,000 -£893,000
    What it does
    • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems','Other charities or voluntary bodies
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • The advancement of education
    • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • UK and overseas, main operating location: Glasgow City

    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
    Joseph Rank Trust - SCIAF, Glasgow
    £25,000 25/04/2022
    To help the Ukraine Appeal
    National Lottery Community Fund - Agro-ecological based food security
    £504,995 19/03/2014
    36
    This project, based in seven areas of El Salvador and Nicaragua, aims to improve local food security and income generation capacity in poor, marginalised rural villages and strengthen local ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Agro-ecological based food security
    £12,080 20/06/2013
    12
    This project, based in six areas of El Salvador (ES) and Nicaragua, aims to improve local food security and income generation capacity in poor, marginalised rural villages and strengthen local ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Integrated Community Development Project
    £351,905 28/11/2012
    36
    This project will reduce the poverty of indigenous communities in Cambodia by improving beneficiaries' ability to access protect and manage their land. It will also increase food security and ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Waterloo Chambers, 19 Waterloo Street, Glasgow, G2 6AH

    Objectives

    4.1 the relief of poverty throughout the world by the promotion of such works and development projects as are considered appropriate means of relieving poverty throughout the world. 4.2 the advancement of education throughout the world. 4.3 the relief and prevention of sickness, disease and physical or mental disability throughout the world. 4.4 the relief and assistance of people in any part of the world who are victims of war or natural disaster. . 4.5 the furtherance of such other charitable purposes of a similar nature anywhere in the world as the directors may consider appropriate from time to time.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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