Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 0

Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 9

EAST PARK SCHOOL

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female

Established: 30 years

www.eastpark.org.uk

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	£3,897,996	£4,554,230	£5,238,976	£5,562,548	£6,359,783	£6,962,341
Donations & Legacies	£5,475,680	£2,055,903	£1,443,325	£1,562,729	£1,381,010
Other Income
Investment Income	£30,877	£115,920	£130,308	£116,646	£127,767	£147,259
Total income	£9,409,584	£6,731,113	£6,816,891	£7,244,026	£7,878,850	£8,544,170
Charitable activities spending	£5,298,018	£5,686,289	£6,362,783	£7,281,721	£7,376,688	£7,963,895
Fundraising costs	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%
Other spending
Total spending	£5,353,926	£5,742,865	£6,425,987	£7,376,234	£7,481,196	£8,068,178
Surplus/deficit	£4,055,658	£988,248	£390,904	-£132,208	£397,654	£475,992

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Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of health
The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Where it operates

Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: Glasgow City

Who it helps

Children or young people
People with disabilities or health problems

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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to East Park
£1,816	21/10/2023	We have a soft play area where our children and young people can go to get the sensory input they need. We would like to buy some sensory equipment that would engage and relax our children's mind.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to East Park
£2,093	22/10/2022	We would partner with The Children's Wood to learn more about growing produce and use the vegetables we will grow to take this learning back to school and try out different menus.
National Lottery Community Fund - Strategies for Life reducing isolation & accessing learning
£513,906	23/06/2015 36	This project will work with children and young people with very complex needs to develop a specialist behavioural support service for children on the extreme end of the autism spectrum, coupled with ....more This project will work with children and young people with very complex needs to develop a specialist behavioural support service for children on the extreme end of the autism spectrum, coupled with learning disabilities, attachment disorder, ADHD, epilepsy and other developmental disorders.
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Building on Success
£30,000	27/05/2015	Purpose built facilities providing 24 hour single space residential care and education delivered by specialist staff for children with severe complex additional support needs, particularly autism, ....more Purpose built facilities providing 24 hour single space residential care and education delivered by specialist staff for children with severe complex additional support needs, particularly autism, who find it extremely difficult to share space and have become socially isolated due to being excluded from other education and support services.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (9)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Directors: 35-66

BUCHANAN, Veronica
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Carer

CARSON, Clare
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Retired

DALZIEL, Lesley Maria
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Group Finance Director

DEANS, Kenneth Ewing
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Partner

JACK, Christine
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Strategic Policy Manager

MATTHEW, Colette Mary
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Head Of Service Fostering And Adoption

MCGHEE, Carol Elizabeth
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Corporate Risk Manager

MCLAREN, Janis
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: Retired

MEGHJI, Alqayam
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Policy Lead

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 22/02/1994, number: SC012838
Registered at Companies House on 20/03/2009, number: SC356976

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

1092 Maryhill Road, Glasgow, G20 9TD

Objectives

3 A. The objects for which the Company is established are the advancement of education and the advancement of health by the provision of a range of residential, social, health and education services on a short or long term basis to children and young people with complex additional support needs arising from profound learning disabilities and/or autism spectrum disorder, sensory/motor and physical impairments with associated challenging behaviours.

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