Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 7

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 14

GLASGOW BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
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

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 32 years
(41 years as a company)

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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	£4,259,841	£590,668	£586,224			£918,384
Donations & Legacies	£94,192	£93,721	£62,295
Other Income		£36,908	£670,205
Investment Income	£205,487	£163,198	£36,101			£822
Total income	£4,559,520	£884,495	£1,354,825	£200,724	£529,057	£975,896
Charitable activities spending	£3,174,999	£1,021,186	£660,351			£1,902,137
Fundraising costs	4%	25%	3%		0%	0%
Other spending
Total spending	£3,370,197	£1,191,639	£678,431	£613,625	£1,144,228	£1,903,471
Surplus/deficit	£1,189,323	-£307,144	£676,394	-£412,901	-£615,171	-£927,575

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Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
The advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Glasgow Building Preservation Trust
£58,600	02/07/2021	My Historic Neighbourhood
William Grant Foundation - Heritage Assets Study
£10,000	30/04/2021 12	Contribution to the costs of a study to identify which Glasgow City Council owned Heritage Assets could potentially be transferred to community organisations.
Robertson Trust - The capital costs of the West Boathouse renovation
£130,000	13/03/2018	The capital costs of the West Boathouse renovation
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Glasgow Building Preservation Trust
£67,000	27/11/2017	A Strategic Renewal of Glasgow Building Preservation Trust
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Glasgow Building Preservation Trust
£10,000	22/06/2017	A future for Pollok Stables
National Lottery Community Fund - Opening doors to access at Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival
£9,950	23/05/2017 12	This group rescue, repair and restore historical buildings at risk across Glasgow, they also deliver the city’s annual Doors Open Day event. The group will use the funding to increase the ....more This group rescue, repair and restore historical buildings at risk across Glasgow, they also deliver the city’s annual Doors Open Day event. The group will use the funding to increase the accessibility of this year’s Doors Open Day event, including printing the event’s brochure in Braille and in two additional languages, as well as providing BSL interpretation during tours and guided walks.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Glasgow Building Preservation Trust
£1,492,000	13/09/2016	Rejuvenation of the West Boathouse on Glasgow Green
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Glasgow Building Preservation Trust
£10,000	31/03/2014	(No Title)

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How is it governed?

Directors (12)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/12 persons

Age Range of Directors: 29-71

AGAPIOU, Andrew, Dr
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: Senior Lecturer

BARTSCHOVA, Jana
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Chartered Building Surveyor

BOOIJ, Hanneke
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Academic

CUNNINGHAM, Christopher Hugh
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Local Authority Councillor

DAVIDSON, Elizabeth Mary Winifred
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: Conservation Project Manager

DONOHOE, Scott Anthony
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Trade Union Officer

MARTIN, Claire Margot
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Marketing Professional

MASSIE, Leodhas Iain, Balie
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Councillor

MCALLISTER, Eleanor Catherine
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Consultant

TURNER, Charles
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: Chief Executive

WATSON, Mandy
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Chartered Surveyor

WHYTESIDE, James William Holloway
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Head Of Communications

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 21/11/1991, number: SC015443
Registered at Companies House on 11/08/1982, number: SC079721

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Room 16, Wellpark Enterprise Centre, 120 Sydney Street, Glasgow, G31 1JF

Objectives

1 The company’s objects are: 1.1 To promote for the public benefit the preservation (whether wholly or in part) of buildings and other structures of historic and/or architectural significance within the City of Glasgow and its widest environs. 1.2 To advance education (particularly amongst the young) in relation to the built heritage and in relation to the traditional skills associated with earlier forms of construction. 1.3 To preserve, restore and improve the environment, with particular reference to environmental and townscape regeneration projects which enhance the urban environment in the interests of the general public. To promote, operate and/or support other charitable projects and initiatives (whether related to the fields referred to in the preceding paragraphs or otherwise) for the benefit of the community, as the Directors of the company may consider appropriate from time to time.’

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