Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

THE HIGH SCHOOL OF GLASGOW 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 30/06/17 30/06/18 30/06/19 30/06/20 30/06/21 30/06/22 30/06/23
Charitable activities £11,158,344 £10,440,662 £10,522,848 £10,434,875 £11,265,614 £12,011,800
Donations & Legacies £141,193 £1,757,449 £501,270 £581,363 £465,150
Other Income
Investment Income
Total income £11,210,139 £11,698,703 £12,894,286 £11,591,624 £11,321,567 £11,988,803 £13,192,897
Charitable activities spending £11,090,003 £11,273,169 £11,614,981 £11,410,661 £12,162,191 £14,060,601
Fundraising costs 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Other spending
Total spending £11,018,235 £11,229,528 £11,411,750 £11,742,350 £11,551,603 £12,306,017 £14,226,216
Surplus/deficit £191,904 £469,175 £1,482,536 -£150,726 -£230,036 -£317,214 -£1,033,319
Established: 56 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • School support organisations
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
Where it operates
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City
Who it helps
  • Children or young people

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (13)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 43-68
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 30/08/1968, number: SC014768
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/08/1968, number: SC045882
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

, G13 1PL

Objectives

The charitable object for which the Company is established is the advancement of education by carrying on and operating The High School of Glasgow (the 'School') as a school for boys and girls from ages 3 to 18 (the 'Students') for education and training of the highest order, including the advancement of citizenship.

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