Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

    SCOTTISH WIDER ACCESS PROGRAMME - EAST(SWAP EAST) 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    Established: 27 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/07/18 31/07/19 31/07/20 31/07/21 31/07/22 31/07/23
    Total income £133,000 £144,000 £120,000 £134,000 £132,000 £132,000
    Total spending £132,337 £129,514 £132,432 £132,628 £132,493 £133,102
    Surplus/deficit £663 £14,486 -£12,432 £1,372 -£493 -£1,102
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    Where it operates
    • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
    Who it helps
    • Other defined groups

    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
    Robertson Trust - The Widening Access to Higher Education Mentoring Project
    £36,000 31/08/2015
    The Widening Access to Higher Education Mentoring 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 19/02/1997, number: SC026180
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    22B Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9LN

    Objectives

    The aim of the group will be to promote the advancement of adults into education, with a focus on adults from widening access backgrounds, by means of access programmes specifically tailored to enable them to progress onto higher education. In furtherance of this aim we may/shall: 2.1 Continue to work as a partnership of colleges and universities to promote the education of adults and to work with and alongside other organisations committed to adult education. 2.2 Provide accessibility of educational opportunities for adults to move in to higher education by means of coherent, effective pathways and quality programmes. 2.3 Promote the success of SWAP students and develop their talents to help SWAP’s work in widening access to education. 2.4 Highlight social justice and work with wider initiatives to promote equality and diversity within further and higher education.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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