Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

KINGSRIDGE CLEDDANS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static
Established: 36 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
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 £183,067 £206,223
Donations & Legacies £146,300 £69,758
Other Income
Investment Income £867 £3,477
Total income £213,450 £214,460 £236,411 £330,234 £259,606 £279,458
Charitable activities spending £147,712 £239,483
Fundraising costs
Other spending £84,854 £17,595
Total spending £299,952 £234,048 £218,972 £232,566 £228,672 £257,078
Surplus/deficit -£86,502 -£19,588 £17,439 £97,668 £30,934 £22,380
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
Where it operates
  • Glasgow City
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
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
Scottish Government - Kingsridge Cleddans Economic Development Group
£20,825 18/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Kingsridge Cleddans Economic Development Group / The Drumchapel Foodbank
£1,000 26/03/2020
To help ensure the Drumchapel Foodbank remains open and fully stocked and to help pay for petrol for deliveries made to those who are in self isolation.
Robertson Trust - The Drumchapel Foodbank project
£36,000 30/06/2016
The Drumchapel Foodbank project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (9)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Directors: 42-84
  • DOCHERTY, John
    Appointed: 1991
    Occupation: Director Of Housing Associatio
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 24/07/1988, number: SC018886
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/07/1991, number: SC133036
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR20: 25 days late,
Main office

Unit 9, 15 Lady Loan Place, Glasgow, G15 8LB

Objectives

1) To relieve poverty among the residents of the Kingrsidge Cleddans area ('the Operating Area') of Drumchapel and the areas covered by the G15 postcode 2) To promote and/or provide training in skills of all kinds, particularly such skills as will assist residents of the Operating Area in obtaining paid employment 3) To promote, establish and operate other schemes of a charitable nature for the benefit of the community within the Operating Area 4) To promote the advancement of citizenship or community development

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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