Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 6

ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/07/18	31/07/19	31/07/20	31/07/21	31/07/22	31/07/23
Charitable activities	£78,303,000	£79,612,000	£82,933,000	£95,159,000	£104,581,000	£115,912,000
Donations & Legacies	£812,000	£1,359,000	£1,209,000	£693,000		£774,000
Other Income	£13,870,000	£10,403,000	£8,259,000	£6,594,000	£9,169,000	£10,213,000
Investment Income	£264,000	£397,000	£342,000	£568,000	£336,000	£2,159,000
Total income	£93,383,000	£91,943,000	£92,853,000	£103,201,000	£114,741,000	£129,364,000
Charitable activities spending	£58,720,115	£127,622,060	£112,500,118	£67,420,056	£73,151,115	£128,817,155
Fundraising costs	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Other spending
Total spending	£58,877,000	£127,830,000	£112,696,000	£67,537,000	£73,304,000	£129,095,000
Surplus/deficit	£34,506,000	-£35,887,000	-£19,843,000	£35,664,000	£41,437,000	£269,000

Established: 48 years

www.rgu.ac.uk

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Colleges and universities

Purposes

The advancement of education

Where it operates

UK and overseas, main operating location: Aberdeen

Who it helps

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Robert Gordon University
£7,980	28/02/2022	Raban400: four hundred years of printing in Aberdeen
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Robert Gordon University and Aberdeen And Grampian Chamber Of Commerce
£37,225	01/12/2021	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10002078
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Robert Gordon University and Harper UK (Aberdeen) Limited
£45,197	01/08/2021	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=512121
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Robert Gordon University and Aisus Offshore Limited
£39,460	01/07/2021	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=512074
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Robert Gordon University and Gourmets Choice Limited
£118,077	01/02/2021	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=512042
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Robert Gordon University and Dean's of Huntly Limited
£116,436	01/11/2020	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=512052
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Robert Gordon University
£8,300	27/03/2017	SSB The Suffragettes in North-East Scotland

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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 11/08/1976, number: SC013781

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

Central Services Building, The Robert Gordon University, Garthdee Campus, Garthdee Road, Aberdeen, AB10 7FY

Objectives

4.—(1) The objects of the University are to provide facilities for, encourage and deliver (a) education and learning of all types, (b) study and research, (c) the advancement, development, application and dissemination of knowledge, (d) design, development, consultancy and testing. (2) In carrying out its objects, the University is entitled to carry on any activity of any type.

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