Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Very static board: -5

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -7

INVERCLYDE TRUST

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	28/02/18	28/02/19	28/02/20	28/02/21	28/02/22	28/02/23
Total income	£123,249	£117,760	£129,598	£202,516	£65,029	£78,921
Total spending	£81,716	£103,321	£103,580	£86,656	£101,809	£113,771
Surplus/deficit	£41,533	£14,439	£26,018	£115,860	-£36,780	-£34,850

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Established: 29 years

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The advancement of education
The advancement of religion','the advancement of health','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes

Where it operates

UK and overseas, main operating location: East Dunbartonshire

Who it helps

Children or young people
No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Other charities or voluntary bodies

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (5)

Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 35-70

BURNS, Celia Gale Fairfax
Appointed: 2005
Occupation: Administrator

BURNS, Geoffrey Douglas Charles
Appointed: 2005
Occupation: Business Adviser

BURNS, Kirstin Helen Kynaston
Appointed: 2010
Occupation: Administrator

BURNS, Phebe Jean Kynaston
Appointed: 2013
Occupation: Student

BURNS, Shiona Kynaston
Appointed: 2015
Occupation: Outdoor Instructor

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 01/09/1995, number: SC024123
Registered at Companies House on 09/02/2005, number: SC279698

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Barnellan House, Bardowie, Milngravie, Glasgow, G62 6EZ

Objectives

To relieve poverty, distress or suffering in any part of the World (including starvation, sickness, or any physical disability or affliction) whether arising from any public calamity (including famine, earthquake, war or civil disturbance) or from immediate or continuing result of want of natural or artificial resources or the means to develop them or howsoever otherwise arising.

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