Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 5

Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 9

COLUMBA 1400

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 27 years

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Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/12/17	31/12/18	31/12/19	31/12/20	31/12/21	31/12/22
Charitable activities		£398,851	£543,878	£126,703		£2,518,001
Donations & Legacies		£1,535,782	£1,641,914	£1,713,034		£203,102
Other Income				£200		£3,711
Investment Income		£45	£45	£27		£14,560
Total income	£1,444,654	£2,181,139	£2,434,054	£1,872,255	£1,583,120	£2,897,285
Charitable activities spending		£1,757,307	£2,458,150	£1,487,400		£2,791,385
Fundraising costs	3%	2%	2%	2%	4%	1%
Other spending		£78,167	£82,760
Total spending	£1,375,330	£1,882,520	£2,582,557	£1,520,136	£1,814,734	£2,820,885
Surplus/deficit	£69,324	£298,619	-£148,503	£352,119	-£231,614	£76,400

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Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The advancement of education
The advancement of citizenship or community development

Where it operates

UK and overseas, main operating location: Highland

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

Scottish Government	£41,350
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust	£40,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000
Foundation Scotland	£3,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Columba 1400
£1,500	04/03/2022	Donation from Ross Girls Trust
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	12/02/2021	Columba 1400 Community Leadership Academies for Young Carers in Scotland
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Columba 1400
£500	03/12/2020	Donation from the Leckie Family Trust.
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Leadership Academies for Care Experienced Young People and Vulnerable Parents in Clackmannanshire
£40,000	23/11/2020	Seeking support to run Columba 1400 Leadership Academies involving 60 Care Experienced young people in Clackmannanshire over the next two years, as well as working with over 30 vulnerable parents who ....more Seeking support to run Columba 1400 Leadership Academies involving 60 Care Experienced young people in Clackmannanshire over the next two years, as well as working with over 30 vulnerable parents who have been identified as at risk or requiring additional support. The project aims to help those involved increase confidence, increase resilience levels, improve relationships, resist negative behaviour patterns as well as raise aspirations.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Columba 1400
£1,500	29/07/2020	Donation from the Ross Girls Charitable Trust
Scottish Government - Columba 1400
£41,350	10/06/2020	Detailed description not provided.
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - 40 Columba 1400 Parents Leadership Academies
£30,000	25/05/2018	To run Columba 1400 Leadership Academies involving up to 30 parents living in deprived areas of Edinburgh, the majority of the parents will have been identified as having risk factors such as mental ....more To run Columba 1400 Leadership Academies involving up to 30 parents living in deprived areas of Edinburgh, the majority of the parents will have been identified as having risk factors such as mental health issues, substance misuse, neglect/abuse within the household or living in severe deprivation.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	21/11/2017	Columba 1400 Leadership Academies for young people attending schools in areas of multiple deprivation in Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire.
Robertson Trust - the Leadership Academies for Young Carers Project
£45,000	30/06/2016	the Leadership Academies for Young Carers Project
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Columba 1400
£90,000	03/12/2015 36	towards three years' running costs of a project providing mentoring and development programmes for disadvantaged young people across Scotland
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Leadership Academies for Care Experienced Young People
£24,000	27/05/2015	A series of programmes for young people who live or have previously lived in local authority care and have been identified as being in desperate need of an intervention designed to create a ....more A series of programmes for young people who live or have previously lived in local authority care and have been identified as being in desperate need of an intervention designed to create a long-lasting impact. There are plans for six leadership programmes for Care Experienced young people over the next two years, giving then a framework within which they can embark on their own journey of personal transformation and leadership development
Dulverton Trust - Leadership Academies for Looked After Young People
£90,000	25/02/2014	Leadership Academies for Looked After Young People

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How is it governed?

Directors (6)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 43-62

COLELLA, Anthony
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Ceo

DONALDSON, Michael James
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Commercial Director

LIVINGSTON, James Douglas
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Director

MACKAY, Judith
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: Director Of Communications, Nhs Lothian

OGILVY, David Cameron
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Lawyer

PORTER, Alan Browning
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Chartered Accountant

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 01/09/1997, number: SC026987
Registered at Companies House on 01/09/1997, number: SC178379

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Staffin, Portree, IV51 9JY

Objectives

to advance the education of people of all ages from any country and all backgrounds. to advance citizenship and develop community through teaching and practice based on the early Celtic Christian values of 'warmth of welcome, of hospitality and of the sense of being on a shared journey'. and to promote such universal benefits without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, by association with local authorities, voluntary organisations and communities in a common effort to advance education and to provide, or assist in the provision of, facilities in the interests of social welfare and of improving life conditions.

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