Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 4

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: -4

PATH (SCOTLAND)

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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	£230,345	£147,514	£76,257	£135,348	£117,301	£112,731
Total spending	£198,995	£179,146	£154,090	£151,631	£137,203	£102,864
Surplus/deficit	£31,350	-£31,632	-£77,833	-£16,283	-£19,902	£9,867

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Established: 25 years

www.pathscotland.org.uk

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Legal & financial advice

Purposes

The advancement of education
The promotion of equality and diversity

Where it operates

Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City

This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Who it helps

People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
Other defined groups

Who supports 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
Foundation Scotland - Employment and Life Sills Project
£45,000	15/03/2022 36	to contribute to the cost of the part time Training Coordinator for the Employment and Life Skills project for women from BAME, refugee, asylum seeker communities.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to PATH (Scotland)
£5,000	15/10/2020 12	to deliver an employability project targeting adults from a BME background who are either unemployed or under-employed.
Foundation Scotland - Positive Lives (Life Skills Project targeting BME women)
£30,000	15/03/2019 36	to contribute to the Training Coordinator salary for 3 years.
National Lottery Community Fund - Positive Moves in the Workplace
£436,462	17/04/2013 60	This project aims to support BME people who work or aspire to work within the housing sector to make the transition to more senior, supervisory or management roles. This five year project aims to ....more This project aims to support BME people who work or aspire to work within the housing sector to make the transition to more senior, supervisory or management roles. This five year project aims to support 100 BME people in Glasgow, Dundee and Edinburgh in improving their personal skills such as assertiveness and ability to deal with conflict, whilst also supporting them to plan their career and realise opportunities for progression.
National Lottery Community Fund - There is no project name available for this record
£10,000	15/01/2010 12	Path (Scotland's) idea is to commission an evaluation of their organisation which was set up in response to the under representation of Black and Minority Ethnic Communities in Housing and ....more Path (Scotland's) idea is to commission an evaluation of their organisation which was set up in response to the under representation of Black and Minority Ethnic Communities in Housing and Employment. The work will assess the impact of the PATH Scheme on the individuals who participated in the scheme, on host organisations and on the housing sector itself. The grant will be used for a research exercise, travel/interview costs and PATH staff time on research.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (6)

Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 59-69

BLACK, Arnold Julian Sheldon
Appointed: 2015
Occupation: Chartered Accountant

CAIN, Anthony
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Policy Manager

DICKIE, Anne
Appointed: 2016
Occupation: Director

PARVEEN, Najimee
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Retired

POGSON, Timothy John
Appointed: 2001
Occupation: Manager

SATSANGI, Madhu
Appointed: 2012
Occupation: Senior Lecturer

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 26/03/1999, number: SC028889
Registered at Companies House on 26/03/1999, number: SC194698

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Suite 2, Firhill Business Centre, 74-76 Firhill Road, Glasgow, G20 7BA

Objectives

3.1 To advance education for the benefit of the public by developing the professional and technical skills in housing and other services of persons aged over 16 who may suffer disadvantage by reason of their colour, race, nationality or ethnic origins. 3.2 The promotion of equality and diversity. This includes the elimination of discrimination

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