Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 1

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs high: -2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -6

CARNEGIE UNITED KINGDOM TRUST

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Established: 109 years

www.carnegieuktrust.org.uk

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		£85,500	£603,000	£282,726		£11,353
Donations & Legacies		£31,250	£23,750	£45,000
Other Income
Investment Income		£1,512,138	£1,486,755	£1,224,502		£876,050
Total income	£2,034,556	£1,650,303	£2,188,449	£1,637,041	£1,511,651	£892,893
Charitable activities spending		£2,402,682	£2,417,633	£2,291,112		£2,043,722
Fundraising costs	3%	53%	12%	20%	6%	1143%
Other spending
Total spending	£2,492,370	£2,475,279	£2,500,011	£2,373,577	£2,134,530	£2,236,221
Surplus/deficit	-£457,814	-£824,976	-£311,562	-£736,536	-£622,879	-£1,343,328

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The advancement of education
The advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','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

UK and overseas, main operating location: Fife

Who it helps

Other defined groups
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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Carnegie UK Trust
£250,000	05/12/2018	Joint programme with Carnegie UK Trust & Wellcome Trust on public libraries (Engaging Libraries Phase 2)

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 31/03/1915, number: SC012799

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Andrew Carnegie House, Pittencrieff Street, Dunfermline, Fife, KY12 8AW

Objectives

Relief of Poverty Advancement of Education Advancement of Citizenship or Community Development Relief of those in need through Age, Ill Health, Disability

Data Sources

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