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Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

UNIVERSITY OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 20 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/07/17 31/07/18 31/07/19 31/07/20 31/07/21 31/07/22 31/07/23
Charitable activities £108,290,919 £131,156,699 £134,987,829 £135,578,476 £14,058,000 £134,778,395
Donations & Legacies £305,598 £2,486,590 £231,000 £269,000 £476,350
Other Income £1,410,182 £1,402,822 £1,487,021 £3,138,497 £13,110,000 £2,501,502
Investment Income £70,375 £157,960 £150,817 £63,340 £34,000 £464,650
Total income £99,829,849 £110,197,864 £135,301,301 £136,877,169 £139,049,313 £131,783,000 £138,220,897
Charitable activities spending £112,933,271 £135,276,916 £136,500,436 £141,919,336 £119,379,000 £135,131,773
Fundraising costs 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 19% 0%
Other spending £1,097,451 £1,546,039 £383,931 £797,302 £2,483,824
Total spending £100,400,183 £114,150,954 £136,966,189 £137,064,931 £142,907,229 £141,817,000 £138,035,370
Surplus/deficit -£570,334 -£3,953,090 -£1,664,888 -£187,762 -£3,857,916 -£10,034,000 £185,527
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Established: 32 years

www.uhi.ac.uk

Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Colleges and universities
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Where it operates
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Highland
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
Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation - Grant to University of Highlands and Islands Inverness
£3,000 19/05/2023
Travel support for academics in the UK and Japan who are collaborating on enhancing participatory methods for creative arts engagement in remote coastal communities in the North West Highlands and ....more
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Gaelic Learning Resources - Part 2
£7,000 09/06/2022
A' leasachadh goireasan ionnsachaidh do luchd-obrach airson mothachadh Gàidhlig is abairtean cumanta sa Ghàidhlig a thoirt seachad dhaibh / Developing learning resources to provide staff with ....more
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Gaelic Awareness and Support Project
£5,000 18/06/2021
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A' cruthachadh modal ionnsachaidh air-loidhne airson mothachadh Gàidhlig / Creating an online learning module for Gaelic awareness
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Clasaichean & Mothachadh Gàidhlig
£3,536 08/07/2020
A' cur clasaichean is seiseanan mothachaidh Gàidhlig air dòigh airson luchd-obrach OGE / Arranging Gaelic classes and awareness sessions for UHI staff.
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Mothachadh don Ghàidhlig
£3,600 15/05/2019
Seiseanan mothachaidh Gàidhlig a chur air dòigh airson luchd-obrach OGE / Running Gaelic awareness sessions for UHI staff
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Mothachadh don Ghàidhlig do Chom-pàirtichean Acadaimigeach UHI / Gaelic Awareness for UHI Academic Partners
£4,180 25/06/2018
A' ruith seiseanan is trèanadh mothachadh Gàidhlig do luchd-obrach an Oilthigh / Running Gaelic awareness sessions and training for University staff

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (20)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 19/20 persons

Age Range of Directors: 24-77
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 01/01/1992, number: SC022228
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/12/1993, number: SC148203
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

UHI House, Old Perth Road, Inverness, IV2

Objectives

''The object for which the Company is established is the advancement of education

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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