Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

    YMCA TAYSIDE 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
    Established: 15 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/05/17 31/05/18 31/05/19 31/05/20 31/05/21 31/05/22 31/05/23
    Charitable activities £26,887 £8,190 £73,018 £2,644 £12,150
    Donations & Legacies £335,329 £506,927 £512,327 £509,658 £650,084
    Other Income £36,685 £16,815 £26,340 £16,364 £6,368
    Investment Income £29
    Total income £429,872 £413,173 £551,459 £623,413 £528,666 £589,539 £668,631
    Charitable activities spending £388,466 £463,036 £430,588 £460,807 £624,146
    Fundraising costs 7% 3% 4% 2% 2% 2%
    Other spending
    Total spending £425,172 £414,016 £481,306 £456,667 £472,063 £626,655 £639,212
    Surplus/deficit £4,700 -£843 £70,153 £166,746 £56,603 -£37,116 £29,419
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Purposes
    • The advancement of religion
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Perth And Kinross
    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
    National Lottery Community Fund - Stay Safe & Stay Connected
    £7,474 19/05/2020
    5
    This project will allow the group to develop a varied schedule of digital activity for young people across Perth and Kinross while face to face activity cannot take place due to COVID-19 to reduce ....more
    Scottish Government - Perth & District YMCA
    £24,500 28/04/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Robertson Trust - Aspirare Programme
    £54,000 11/09/2018
    Aspirare Programme
    Corra Foundation - HDA-16/685
    £5,000 01/12/2016
    towards the running costs of the Your Time project

    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 12/08/2009, number: SC023796
    • Notes: Previous name Perth & District YMCA Period 12 August 2009 to 10 September 2020
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR17: 38 days late,
    Main office

    25-29 Kinnoull Street, Perth, PH1 5EN

    Objectives

    The advancement of education, citizenship and community development by: • Providing and promoting training and education for young people that enables them to grow, flourish and thrive. • Providing and delivering personal development opportunities for young people which also promotes their physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing • To positively impact the lives of young people and to encourage them to do the same within their families and communities • To promote safe spaces where young people can drop in and be made to feel welcome, relaxed and safe

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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