Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

    SCOTTISH CIVIC TRUST 

    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

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile recently
    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 £318,883 £340,770 £285,533 £244,357 £251,453
    Donations & Legacies £8,365 £16,106 £6,030 £6,225
    Other Income £1,209
    Investment Income £1,991 £2,106 £1,609 £1,700 £2,478
    Total income £237,085 £329,239 £358,982 £294,381 £252,282 £260,822
    Charitable activities spending £288,145 £354,926 £275,649 £274,204 £269,778
    Fundraising costs
    Other spending £220 £228 £234
    Total spending £241,093 £288,145 £354,926 £275,869 £274,432 £270,012
    Surplus/deficit -£4,008 £41,094 £4,056 £18,512 -£22,150 -£9,190
    Established: 58 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Museums, parks, historical sites
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
    Where it operates
    • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
    • Other charities or voluntary bodies

    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
    Architectural Heritage Fund£10,000
    National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
    National Lottery Heritage Fund£7,900
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Architectural Heritage Fund - Grant to The Scottish Civic Trust
    £10,000 27/06/2022
    Egyptian Halls
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Scottish Civic Trust
    £7,900 03/09/2020
    COVID19: Scottish Civic Trust
    National Lottery Community Fund - #DigiDoorsOpen
    £10,000 06/07/2020
    9
    This group will use the funding to facilitate an online Doors Open Day across different areas in Scotland.
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Scottish Civic Trust
    £92,600 24/09/2018
    My Place Mentoring
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Scottish Civic Trust
    £10,000 08/08/2018
    YOYP Doors Open Days Young Person's visit guides
    William Grant Foundation - My Place Mentoring
    £60,000 28/07/2018
    36
    Towards the cost over three years of delivering a free mentoring scheme for local groups seeking to undertake heritage-related projects in their communities.

    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 27/09/1966, number: SC012569
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    42 Miller Street, Glasgow, Glasgow City, G1 1DT

    Objectives

    To promote and encourage the following objects: (a) Attractive healthy and stimulating conditions of life and work (b) High standards of architecture building and town and country planning (c) The preservation of buildings and features of artistic merit or historic interest (d) The protection of the beauties and amenities of the countryside (e) the elimination and prevention of ugliness whether arising from bad design, neglect or any other cause

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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