Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Overall weighted support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

    1ST CHRYSTON BOYS BRIGADE COMPANY

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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 31/12/23
    Total income £9,068 £13,387 £15,704 £8,067 £4,943 £4,943 £5,008
    Total spending £6,577 £11,662 £12,977 £7,669 £6,373 £6,373 £7,379
    Surplus/deficit £2,491 £1,725 £2,727 £398 -£1,430 -£1,430 -£2,371
    Established: 60 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Social youth organisations
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of religion
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    Where it operates
    • North Lanarkshire
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to 1st Chryston Boys' Brigade
    £6,231 15/11/2019
    We want to install two central heating boilers, to enable our halls to be adequately equipped with thermostatically controlled heating.

    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 05/11/1964, number: SC016573
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    15 Brady Crescent, Moodiesburn, Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, G69 0HL

    Objectives

    The Object of the Brigade shall be the advancement of Christ's Kingdom among Boys, and the promotion of habits of Obedience, Reverence, Discipline, Self-Respect, and all that tends towards a true Christian Manliness

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving

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