Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

    BOARD OF MANAGEMENT OF PERTH COLLEGE 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

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

    Financial issues to consider:

    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/07/17 31/07/18 31/07/19 31/07/20 31/07/21 31/07/22
    Charitable activities £7,273,471 £7,722,497 £7,033,320 £6,588,453 £6,734,115
    Donations & Legacies £15,019,119 £17,923,079 £17,008,087 £18,559,783
    Other Income
    Investment Income £2,973 £12,890 £7,054
    Total income £31,486,729 £24,027,591 £27,612,836 £25,365,538 £26,695,551 £27,368,514
    Charitable activities spending £23,875,187 £25,597,955 £25,770,961 £26,660,285 £27,847,190
    Fundraising costs 6% 7% 8% 6% 6% 7%
    Other spending
    Total spending £24,992,605 £25,477,571 £27,853,979 £27,393,709 £28,341,840 £29,660,621
    Surplus/deficit £6,494,124 -£1,449,980 -£241,143 -£2,028,171 -£1,646,289 -£2,292,107
    Established: 31 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Colleges and universities
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    Where it operates
    • UK and overseas, main operating location: Perth And Kinross
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems','People with a particular ethnic or racial origin','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 Council for Voluntary Organisations - Reuse IT
    £15,000 02/08/2021
    Detailed information not yet available.

    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 01/04/1993, number: SC021209
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Perth College, Crieff Road, Perth, PH1 2NX

    Objectives

    The advancement of education

    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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