Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Volatile income: -3
Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 0

CARNEGIE TRUST FOR UNIVERSITIES OF SCOTLAND

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	30/09/17	30/09/18	30/09/19	30/09/20	30/09/21	30/09/22	30/09/23
Charitable activities
Donations & Legacies		£50,156	£30,345	£27,275	£492,003		£21,021
Other Income
Investment Income		£3,514,672	£3,639,541	£2,542,858	£2,814,308	£2,876,007	£2,574,467
Total income	£4,381,918	£3,564,828	£3,669,886	£2,570,133	£3,306,311	£2,888,252	£2,595,488
Charitable activities spending		£2,921,362	£3,202,898	£2,724,578	£2,294,110	£2,127,731	£2,148,336
Fundraising costs	5%	413%	665%	399%	41%	1875%	1051%
Other spending
Total spending	£3,067,717	£3,128,298	£3,404,843	£2,833,314	£2,494,083	£2,357,348	£2,369,319
Surplus/deficit	£1,314,201	£436,530	£265,043	-£263,181	£812,228	£530,904	£226,169

Established: 122 years

www.carnegie-trust.org

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

Purposes

The advancement of education

Where it operates

Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Fife

Who it helps

Other defined groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 07/12/1901, number: SC015600

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Andrew Carnegie House, Pittencrieff Street, Dunfermline, Fife, KY12 8AW

Objectives

the improvement and expansion of the Universities of Scotland, including extension of the opportunities for study and research therein. and the provision of support for those deserving and qualified students attending these universities for whom the payment of fees might act as a barrier and, as appropriate, where there is demonstrable need for additional support

Data Sources

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