Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

PARKHEAD YOUTH PROJECT 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Established: 29 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
Total income £138,300 £119,971 £105,912 £147,633 £158,639 £147,591
Total spending £134,437 £120,135 £121,615 £116,449 £133,581 £156,599
Surplus/deficit £3,863 -£164 -£15,703 £31,184 £25,058 -£9,008
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of health
  • The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
Where it operates
  • Glasgow City
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Tudor Trust£77,000
BBC Children in Need£34,210
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
DCMS£13,000
Scottish Government£11,091
National Lottery Community Fund£9,712
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Tudor Trust - Grant to Parkhead Youth Project
£75,000 14/05/2020
36
over three years towards youth worker salaries and core costs for a youth organisation in Parkhead, Glasgow
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£15,000 29/10/2021
Weston Youth Grant
Tudor Trust - Grant to Parkhead Youth Project
£2,000 18/02/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Parkhead Youth Project
£34,210 09/09/2020
12
COVID19 - This project will run after school creative and outdoor activities for children and young people living in an area of disadvantage, exacerbated by Covid-19. This will help them be more ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£13,000 30/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Scottish Government - Parkhead Youth Project
£11,091 21/04/2020
Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - PYP 25th Anniversary Past & Future
£9,712 16/08/2019
12
This group will use the funding to deliver a series of youth-led events to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Parkhead Youth Project.
Glasgow City Council - Parkhead Youth Project
£30,210 08/03/2019
To support young people to improve their quality of life, promote social inclusion, peer interaction and positively contribute to the overall regeneration of the local area.
Robertson Trust - the Project Manager's salary
£34,000 30/07/2018
the Project Manager's salary
Glasgow City Council - Parkhead Youth Project
£30,210 08/06/2018
To support young people to improve their quality of life, promote social inclusion, peer interaction and positively contribute to the overall regeneration of the local area.
Robertson Trust - the Project Manager's salary
£17,000 23/05/2017
the Project Manager's salary
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (6)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 28-61
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 21/06/1995, number: SC023784
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/11/2002, number: SC240238
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Parkhead Schoolhouse, 135 Westmuir Street, Parkhead, Glasgow, G31 5EX

Objectives

The company’s objects are to promote the benefit of youth in the Parkhead and neighbouring areas of Glasgow and, in particular, to work with young people aged 5 to 25, and their families, in Parkhead and neighbouring areas, to support them to develop their skills, confidence and self-esteem, access a range of opportunities, broaden their horizons, widen their aspirations and fulfil their full potential.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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