Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

    RC ARCHDIOCESE OF GLASGOW 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
    • 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 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Charitable activities £16,990,676 £17,616,786 £17,573,052 £4,715,989 £2,571,990
    Donations & Legacies £6,749,427 £6,313,102 £7,887,400 £4,989,103 £7,479,085
    Other Income £105,800 £175,551 £91,950 £221,154 £113,267
    Investment Income £945,592 £665,564 £966,648 £850,408 £953,739
    Total income £26,554,754 £26,411,504 £27,147,586 £10,853,754 £9,121,746 £11,543,691
    Charitable activities spending £25,893,232 £26,604,479 £27,502,527 £11,367,067 £9,330,500
    Fundraising costs 3% 2% 2% 3% 4% 5%
    Other spending £1,492,542
    Total spending £26,670,246 £27,216,197 £29,628,437 £11,627,409 £8,995,723 £9,806,882
    Surplus/deficit -£115,492 -£804,693 -£2,480,851 -£773,655 £126,023 £1,736,809
    Established: 86 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    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
    • Other congregations
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of religion','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City
    Who it helps
    • Other defined groups
    • 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 Community Fund - St Patrick's YC Community Service
    £4,750 14/12/2018
    12
    This club based in Dumbarton will launch a programme of new afterschool activities for 10-15 year olds. Activities will cover sports, arts and team building. A one weekend trip away will also be ....more
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to St. Aloysius Church, Glasgow
    £109,800 22/11/2017
    St Aloysius Church, Glasgow: Urgent Masonrywork Repairs
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Archdiocese of Glasgow
    £112,900 14/06/2016
    Holy Family and St Ninian’s Church, Glasgow

    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 31/01/1938, number: SC018140
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; AR21: 3 days late, AR20: 121 days late, AR19: 37 days late,
    Main office

    The Archdiocese Of Glasgow, 196 Clyde Street, Glasgow, G1 4JY

    Objectives

    The prevention and relief of poverty. The advancement of education. The advancement of religion.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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