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Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 13
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +13
    Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

    UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE 

    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
    miles
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/07/17 31/07/18 31/07/19 31/07/20 31/07/21 31/07/22 31/07/23
    Charitable activities £163,653,000 £173,379,000 £190,691,000 £191,331,000 £226,503,000 £251,960,000
    Donations & Legacies £2,459,000 £3,890,000 £2,959,000 £2,603,000 £3,446,000
    Other Income £141,608,000 £175,801,000 £136,946,000 £159,846,000 £159,697,000 £224,237,000
    Investment Income £892,000 £1,541,000 £1,302,000 £775,000 £170,000 £6,408,000
    Total income £295,885,000 £308,612,000 £354,611,000 £331,898,000 £354,555,000 £389,252,000 £486,051,000
    Charitable activities spending £290,414,000 £314,604,000 £282,313,000 £339,217,000 £502,339,000 £382,711,000
    Fundraising costs 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1%
    Other spending £12,887,000 £89,378,000 £15,647,000 £16,848,000 £16,997,000 £18,179,000
    Total spending £291,762,000 £304,032,000 £404,702,000 £298,743,000 £356,766,000 £520,442,000 £402,175,000
    Surplus/deficit £4,123,000 £4,580,000 -£50,091,000 £33,155,000 -£2,211,000 -£131,190,000 £83,876,000
    Established: 59 years

    www.strath.ac.uk

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Colleges and universities
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
    Where it operates
    • UK and overseas, main operating location: Glasgow City
    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.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy£1,927,308
    Nuffield Foundation£694,667
    DCMS£124,015
    RS Macdonald Charitable Trust£70,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months    		 To be used for
    Nuffield Foundation - Grant to University of Strathclyde
    £285,989 20/02/2024
    Towards Challenging Justice Inequalities with children in conflict with the law
    Nuffield Foundation - Grant to University of Strathclyde
    £31,680 03/08/2023
    Towards General Election 2024 - Implications for Devolved Nations
    RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Lysozyme encapsulated gold nanoclusters – new therapeutic agent for Alzheimer’s Disease
    £30,000 24/11/2022
    A total of £30,000 is requested to help fund the proposed study to determine the effect of lysozyme encapsulated gold nanoclusters on modulating the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's Disease, which may ....more
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to University of Strathclyde
    £28,050 01/09/2022
    Grant to University of Strathclyde towards work to support welfare.
    Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Digital Dairy Value Chain in South West Scotland & Cumbria
    £130,304 01/04/2022
    Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=99890
    Nuffield Foundation - Grant to University of Strathclyde
    £162,243 14/12/2021
    24
    Towards Section 25 in Scotland: Learning from use, understanding, and experience
    Nuffield Foundation - Grant to University of Strathclyde
    £214,755 30/11/2021
    24
    Towards Is school absenteeism harmful to education and labour market outcomes?
    Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Oceanways - zero emission autonomous cargo submarine
    £52,892 01/09/2021
    Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10008435
    Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Carnot Marine Vessel APUs - Feasibility Study
    £129,930 01/09/2021
    Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10008878
    Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - NEPTUNE
    £190,858 01/09/2021
    Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10009681
    Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Lifecycle Energy Solutions for Clean Scotland/UK Maritime Economy
    £19,420 01/09/2021
    Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10004404
    Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - UK Supply cHAin for stRontium clocK Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (UK-SHARK-VECSELs)
    £19,518 01/09/2021
    Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10004810
    Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Assure Charge
    £152,761 01/08/2021
    Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10004163
    Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Zhyphen EVolution Charging Hub (ZEVCH)
    £74,902 01/08/2021
    Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10004314
    Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Delivering Gaelic as L2 and L3 in the primary classroom – supporting primary teachers
    £3,000 18/06/2021
    10
    A' lìbhrigeadh seiseanan IPFD do thidsearan gus an urrainn dhaibh clasaichean L2 & L3 Gàidhlig a theagaisg / Delivering CLPL sessions for teachers so they can teach Gaelic classes at L2 & L3
    Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - University of Strathclyde and EventMAP Limited
    £133,825 01/06/2021
    Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=512156
    Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Intracellular Controlled Radical Polymerizations
    £202,309 01/05/2021
    Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP/V047035/1
    DCMS - 5GSubConnect
    £124,015 01/04/2021
    The creation of a high-level requirements/design specification for a private 5G network that would support maintenance activities. A business case for full network deployment going forward to ensure ....more
    Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - ODA Adjustment Funding-University of Strathclyde
    £550,000 01/04/2021
    Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP/X525170/1
    Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - UKRI COVID19 Doctoral Funding University of Strathclyde
    £270,589 01/04/2021
    Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE/W503009/1
    Bòrd na Gàidhlig - ATQ Gàidhlig
    £30,000 10/02/2021
    A' ruith pìleat de chùrsa airson tidsearan nuadh-chànanan gus teisteanas teagaisg Gàidhlig fhaighinn / Running a pilot course for modern languages teachers to gain a Gaelic teaching qualification
    Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Inclusive and accessible Salters' Institute Chemistry Festival
    £1,000 10/02/2021
    A' cur taic ri eadar-theangachadh de ghoireasan is seiseanan mar phàirt de fèis saidheans air-loidhne do sgoilearan / Supporting translation of resources and sessions as part of an online science ....more
    RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Next Generation Ophthalmic Diagnostics
    £40,000 27/11/2019
    Next Generation Ophthalmic Diagnostics for Optic Nerve and Visual Brain Disorders, specifically amblyopia, optic neuritis, and visual stroke.
    Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Gaelic Language Associate Development Officer
    £5,400 18/09/2019
    A’ cur taic ri dreuchd a tha toirt stiùir eadar ùghdarrasan ionadail air foghlam Gàidhlig agus taic do luchd-teagaisg / Supporting this position that provides guidance to local authorities on ....more
    Nuffield Foundation - Education grant
    £130,284 10/12/2018
    Class Size and Human Capital Accumulation
    Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Gaelic Development Officer at Scotland's National Centre for Languages
    £6,650 25/06/2018
    A' toirt sìneadh air taic do oifigear leasachaidh foghlaim Ghàidhlig aig an ionad / Extending the support for the Gaelic development officer at the Centre
    Bòrd na Gàidhlig - GIFT
    £143,833 20/03/2018
    A' ruith cùrsa bogaidh Ghàidhlig do thidsearan airson gum faigh iad teisteanas teagaisg tro mheadhan na Gàidhlig / Running the Gaelic Immersion for Teachers course to allow teachers to acquire a ....more
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
    £300,000 11/10/2017
    The Wolfson Centre for Biomedical Engineering Capital Redevelopment Project
    National Lottery Community Fund - Glasgow inter-generational mentoring programme
    £402,268 21/05/2014
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    Nesta - AR00091
    £20,000 12/06/2012
    Business Angel Profiling programme grant to University of Strathclyde Grant Ref AR00091
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    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 02/04/1965, number: SC015263
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Finance, McCance Building, 16 Richmond Street, Glasgow, G1 1XQ

    Objectives

    The advancement of education. The advancement of arts, heritage, culture, or science.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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