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

    DESTINY CHURCH TRUST 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Spending is declining
    • 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
    Charitable activities £23,387 £31,688 £137,613 £61,127
    Donations & Legacies £1,602,825 £1,755,896 £1,697,927
    Other Income
    Investment Income £32,626 £17,917 £32,243 £29,994
    Total income £1,781,973 £1,707,314 £1,889,726 £1,902,892 £1,355,140 £947,152
    Charitable activities spending £1,646,599 £1,726,646 £1,618,170 £1,219,441
    Fundraising costs 0% 0%
    Other spending
    Total spending £1,644,940 £1,650,508 £1,726,786 £1,618,170 £1,459,883 £1,219,441
    Surplus/deficit £137,033 £56,806 £162,940 £284,722 -£104,743 -£272,289
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
    • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Christian congregations
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of religion
    Where it operates
    • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    Who supports 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
    Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - Coffee Stop Digital
    £5,000 17/05/2021
    Detailed information not yet available.
    Foundation Scotland - Coffee Stop Project
    £18,500 13/07/2015
    24
    to cover the cost of replicating the Coffee Stop for women in North Edinburgh in year 1 and set up costs in year 2 for a Coffee Stop for men in Leith.
    Robertson Trust - The Volunteer Co-ordinator
    £16,000 28/02/2015
    The Volunteer Co-ordinator
    Foundation Scotland - Volunteer Co-ordinator
    £23,625 24/09/2013
    35
    To cover costs of a Volunteer Co-ordinator

    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 02/06/1991, number: SC017898
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR20: 9 days late,
    Main office

    , G41 3QP

    Objectives

    The advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrines set out in the Schedule hereto and the worship of God and the preaching and proclamation of the Christian Gospel and the teaching of Christian doctrine and principles and the pastoral care of Christian people and the printing and distribution of the Bible and Christian literature.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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