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 MINISTRIES 

    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 £158,797 £190,182 £116,655 £76,788
    Donations & Legacies £434,891 £405,864 £491,504
    Other Income £2,950
    Investment Income
    Total income £573,702 £600,766 £596,046 £608,159 £430,242 £314,199
    Charitable activities spending £624,506 £594,454 £506,139 £353,600
    Fundraising costs
    Other spending
    Total spending £564,669 £624,506 £594,454 £506,139 £514,678 £353,600
    Surplus/deficit £9,033 -£23,740 £1,592 £102,020 -£84,436 -£39,401
    Established: 32 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
    • Christian congregations
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of religion
    Where it operates
    • UK and overseas, 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
    CAF - Grant to Destiny Ministries
    £7,925 24/06/2020
    3
    Grant to Destiny Ministries to support the organisation through COVID19

    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 02/06/1992, number: SC020228
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    , G41 3QP

    Objectives

    The advancment of the Christian Faithin advance withthe doctirines set out in the Schedule hereto and the worship of God and the preaching and proclamation of the Chirsitan Gospel and the teaching of Christian people and the printing and distribution of the Bible and Christian literature. The relief of persons who are in conditions of need, hardship and distress or who are aged or sick. The advancement of education on the basis of Christian principles and the provision of such education in any educational establishment and if the Trustees so decide, the provision of one or more chartable educational establishments for the general education of children or adults on the basis of such Christian principles, all as the Trustees in their sole discretion shall think fit.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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