Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 8

ABERTAY UNIVERSITY

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 49 years

www.abertay.ac.uk

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		£29,657,141	£31,642,000	£32,511,747	£14,168,376	£45,853,797	£15,110,249
Donations & Legacies			£291,000
Other Income		£2,547,377	£1,526,000	£2,715,947	£22,928,611	£23,154,497	£24,279,617
Investment Income		£645,390	£592,000	£395,042	£2,183,106	£605,494	£1,608,439
Total income	£35,615,000	£33,612,315	£34,764,000	£35,990,478	£39,298,640	£69,765,533	£41,349,988
Charitable activities spending		£32,224,620	£36,077,000	£53,420,772	£23,529,254	£38,214,290	£53,934,780
Fundraising costs	3%	4%		2%	2%	1%	7%
Other spending		£40,370	£1,153,000	£67,560	£378,766	£530,624	£56,465
Total spending	£33,466,000	£14,570,097	£37,230,000	£54,177,533	£24,220,193	£39,032,985	£55,001,740
Surplus/deficit	£2,149,000	£19,042,218	-£2,466,000	-£18,187,055	£15,078,447	£30,732,548	-£13,651,752

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of education

Where it operates

UK and overseas, main operating location: Dundee City

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Who it helps

Children or young people
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
Nesta - AC01323
£30,000	01/04/2021	Creative Economy Programmes programme grant to InGAME: Innovation for Games and Media Enterprise Grant Ref AC01323
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Kilted Otter Initiative
£15,000	25/03/2021	A' cur taic ri phròiseict a bhios toirt trèanadh do sgoilearan Gàidhlig air sgilean ann a bhith cruthachadh geamaichean, is Gàidhlig a chur an sàs ann an geamaichean bhideo / Supporting a ....more A' cur taic ri phròiseict a bhios toirt trèanadh do sgoilearan Gàidhlig air sgilean ann a bhith cruthachadh geamaichean, is Gàidhlig a chur an sàs ann an geamaichean bhideo / Supporting a project that will provide training to Gaelic pupils in creating games, and also including Gaelic within video games
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Abertay University
£76,400	25/02/2019	Abertay 25: Dundee’s Changemakers - Our contribution to technology and industry

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 22/10/1975, number: SC016040

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Kydd Building, Bell Street, Dundee, DD1 1HG

Objectives

The objects of the University are to provide education, to undertake and carry out research and to make suitable and adequate provision for teaching, learning, scholarship and research

Data Sources