Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 0
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

MISSIO SCOTLAND 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
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
Donations & Legacies £519,985 £540,832 £277,152 £368,394
Other Income
Investment Income £1,800 £1,800 £1,800 £1,800 £3,900
Total income £449,309 £521,785 £554,167 £279,452 £370,194 £528,806
Charitable activities spending £436,401 £554,357 £498,325 £227,247 £440,856
Fundraising costs 3% 4% 6% 1% 3% 4%
Other spending
Total spending £581,896 £456,204 £589,297 £500,766 £238,432 £460,600
Surplus/deficit -£132,587 £65,581 -£35,130 -£221,314 £131,762 £68,206
Established: 93 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of religion','the advancement of health','the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • Overseas only, main operating location: North Lanarkshire
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (3)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 58-67
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 08/05/1931, number: SC014858
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/04/2005, number: SC283086
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

, ML5 3LJ

Objectives

(a) for the promotion of the Christian faith and in particular the development of the Roman Catholic religion. (b) for the benefit of (but not limited to) the Roman Catholic institutions of The Society for the Propagation of the Faith, The Society of St Peter the Apostle, The Society of the Holy Childhood and the Pontifical Missionary Union (which institutions, collectively, are known as the Pontifical Mission Societies) or such other charitable Roman Catholic institution(s) as the Directors may from time to time and in their sole discretion determine. (c) for the relief of poverty. (d) for the relief of suffering and distress. (e) for any other charitable purposes in connection with the Roman Catholic religion. and/or (f) for the implementation or assistance in implementing any charitable purpose(s) as defined above which the Company may from time to time by minute resolve upon.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
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