Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

    CARNEGIE DUNFERMLINE TRUST 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

    Financial issues to consider:

    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    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 £1,472 £2,182 £604 £1,062
    Other Income £517 £38,262 £31,189 £13,037 £91,211
    Investment Income £496,060 £498,734 £404,304 £457,572 £402,362
    Total income £552,983 £510,847 £555,508 £441,304 £480,413 £511,151
    Charitable activities spending £556,473 £669,690 £451,111 £724,590 £474,763
    Fundraising costs 9% 356% 261% 812% 517% 319%
    Other spending
    Total spending £625,933 £607,344 £718,016 £498,275 £775,311 £530,799
    Surplus/deficit -£72,950 -£96,497 -£162,508 -£56,971 -£294,898 -£19,648
    Established: 120 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Listed activities
    • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
    GiG Classification
    • Poverty relief
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of public participation in sport
    Where it operates
    • Fife
    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 Carnegie Dunfermline Trust
    £247,000 03/08/2021
    Dunfermline & West Fife - Wellbeing Through Heritage
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Carnegie Dunfermline Trust
    £288,200 14/12/2017
    GREAT PLACE SCHEME: Dunfermline Lighting up the Auld Grey Toun

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 19/04/1904, number: SC015710
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

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

    Objectives

    To add value to the lives of the people of Dunfermline and its environs.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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