Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 7

EAST POLLOKSHIELDS OUT OF SCHOOL CARE

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years, despite a decline more recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently

Established: 29 years

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Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Total income	£122,366	£179,566	£199,132	£133,841	£109,586	£136,000
Total spending	£119,218	£17,749	£185,847	£138,275	£131,532	£147,500
Surplus/deficit	£3,148	£161,817	£13,285	-£4,434	-£21,946	-£11,500

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Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of citizenship or community development
The promotion of equality and diversity

Where it operates

Glasgow City

Who it helps

Children or young people

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 - East Pollokshields Out of School care
£10,832	09/04/2020	Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - Healthy body Healthy mind
£10,000	15/07/2019 12	This group will use the funding to deliver a holiday programme for children in Pollokshields. The activities will focus on the outdoors, and improving the physical and mental wellbeing of the ....more This group will use the funding to deliver a holiday programme for children in Pollokshields. The activities will focus on the outdoors, and improving the physical and mental wellbeing of the children.
Glasgow City Council - East Pollokshields Out of School Care
£31,339	05/03/2019	This project offers an after school care and holiday care programme to children of school age up to 12.
National Lottery Community Fund - Learning to love the great outdoors
£10,000	15/06/2018 12	This group will use funding to deliver their holiday programme of activities for children and families in East Pollokshields and the surrounding areas. The project will also create an outdoor garden ....more This group will use funding to deliver their holiday programme of activities for children and families in East Pollokshields and the surrounding areas. The project will also create an outdoor garden learning space.
Glasgow City Council - East Pollokshields Out of School Care
£31,339	06/06/2018	This project offers an after school care and holiday care programme to children of school age up to 12.
Glasgow City Council - East Pollokshields Out of School Care
£31,339	24/11/2016	This project offers an after school care and holiday care programme to children of school age up to 12.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (6)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 39-49

ALESSI, Silvia
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Business Support Officer

ANDERSON, Graham
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Gardener

DORAN, Robert John Matthew
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Senior Territory Manager

MCKECHNIE, Kirsty Seonaid
Appointed: 2016
Occupation: Welfare Rights Worker

OXLEY, Helen
Appointed: 2016
Occupation: Administrator

STEEL, Ruth
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Civil Servant

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 01/12/1994, number: SC023161
Registered at Companies House on 02/02/2001, number: SC215331

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

C/O Pollokshields Primary School, 241 Albert Drive, Glasgow, G41 2NA

Objectives

The company's objects are: a. To promote the care and education of children and primarily children who attend the local primary schools in East Pollokshields ('the Operating Area') and associated secondary schools in need of care during out of school hours and school holidays and to promote the provision of facilities for the recreation and other leisure time occupations of such children in the interests of social welfare with the object of improving their conditions of life and to enable parents to work or pursue further/higher education or training. b. To advance education among the residents of the Operating Area, particularly among young people and the unemployed. c. 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. d. To promote, establish and operate other schemes of a charitable nature for the benefit of the community within the Operating Area.

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