Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 10
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

ROSEMOUNT LIFELONG LEARNING 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 26 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities £818,473 £840,489 £882,535 £693,626 £725,766
Donations & Legacies £247,282 £247,193 £249,333 £127,567 £27,603
Other Income £2,148 £87,487
Investment Income £108 £457 £664 £144
Total income £1,067,243 £1,092,719 £1,134,680 £908,824 £893,998 £753,369
Charitable activities spending £1,187,228 £1,160,514 £1,135,767 £975,345 £865,440
Fundraising costs 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 4%
Other spending
Total spending £1,202,470 £1,178,206 £1,150,123 £992,162 £887,890 £893,870
Surplus/deficit -£135,227 -£85,487 -£15,443 -£83,338 £6,108 -£140,501
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health
  • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Glasgow City
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

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
National Lottery Community Fund£111,543
Virgin Money Foundation£59,500
The Clothworkers Foundation£21,000
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations£9,891
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust£8,872
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Rosemount Lifelong Learning
£21,000 18/10/2023
Refurbishment of a building for a charity which works with a disadvantaged minority community in Glasgow
National Lottery Community Fund - Aim High - Young Parents Project
£101,760 14/07/2023
This project will use the funding to deliver three support sessions weekly in Parkhead Gorbels and Maryhill. Each support session includes activities such as mindfulness and wellbeing ....more
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Rosemount Lifelong Learning
£22,000 03/11/2022
Grant to contribute to core costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community outreach centre learning equipment
£9,783 09/09/2022
This group will use the funding to purchase equipment which will be used to provide remote learning support to people living in Royston and the surrounding areas.
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Rosemount Lifelong Learning
£27,500 22/04/2021
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Grant to contribute to the running costs.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Rosemount Lifelong Learning
£1,000 28/01/2021
To support your valuable work during Covid-19, from Fiona Forsyth
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Rosemount Lifelong Learning
£10,000 21/07/2020
6
Grant to Rosemount Lifelong Learning to support the orgnisation through COVID19.
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Child & Family Therapy Service
£8,872 25/09/2019
Seeking funding for provision of an Art/Play Therapist for children and young people at risk of or who have experienced abuse and/or neglect. This new role will ensure they are able to offer ....more
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - Rosemount Digital Families
£9,891 01/08/2019
We have been delivering IT support to local people for many years from our IT suite, however this project takes a fresh approach by embedding digital skills within other activities such as the Young ....more
Glasgow City Council - Young Parent Project - Rosemount LL
£63,480 21/03/2019
The provision of a flexible, individual service that advocates on behalf of the young parent and works in partnership with other agencies to improve the employment prospects and access to training ....more
Glasgow City Council - Rosemount Lifelong Learning - ALN Programme
£58,852 08/03/2019
The project supports adults experiencing disadvantage and exclusion which has negatively affected their literacy and numeracy skills in North Glasgow.
Glasgow City Council - Rosemount Family Links
£20,557 08/03/2019
The project assists families with problem drug or alcohol use to have an improved standard of living, improved life chances and to develop and enhance parenting skills. It delivers Triple P parenting ....more
Glasgow City Council - Rosemount Family Links
£39,865 08/03/2019
The project assists families with problem drug or alcohol use to have an improved standard of living, improved life chances and to develop and enhance parenting skills. It delivers Triple P parenting ....more
Glasgow City Council - North Glasgow Learning Programme
£21,399 08/03/2019
A partnership approach to deliver a comprehensive literacy and numeracy programme for North Glasgow, delivering services where there are gaps in provision both thematically and geographically. The ....more
Glasgow City Council - Rosemount Lifelong Learning Project
£246,553 08/03/2019
This project provides an integrated range of learning, childcare and health improvement services for disadvantaged residents of North Glasgow, especially parents, members of BME communities, people ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 18/10/2018
Rosemount Community Learning Service
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Rosemount Lifelong Learning
£111,973 27/06/2018
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This project will help children affected by parental substance misuse by providing one to one support, group support as well as holiday trips and activities. This will help children to feel safe, ....more
Glasgow City Council - Rosemount Family Links
£39,865 08/06/2018
The project assists families with problem drug or alcohol use to have an improved standard of living, improved life chances and to develop and enhance parenting skills. It delivers Triple P parenting ....more
Glasgow City Council - North Glasgow Learning Programme
£21,399 08/06/2018
A partnership approach to deliver a comprehensive literacy and numeracy programme for North Glasgow, delivering services where there are gaps in provision both thematically and geographically. The ....more
Glasgow City Council - Rosemount Lifelong Learning - ALN Programme
£58,852 08/06/2018
The project supports adults experiencing disadvantage and exclusion which has negatively affected their literacy and numeracy skills in North Glasgow.
Glasgow City Council - Rosemount Lifelong Learning Project
£246,553 08/06/2018
This project provides an integrated range of learning, childcare and health improvement services for disadvantaged residents of North Glasgow, especially parents, members of BME communities, people ....more
Glasgow City Council - Rosemount Family Links
£20,557 08/06/2018
The project assists families with problem drug or alcohol use to have an improved standard of living, improved life chances and to develop and enhance parenting skills. It delivers Triple P parenting ....more
Glasgow City Council - Young Parent Project - Rosemount LL
£63,480 31/05/2018
The provision of a flexible, individual service that advocates on behalf of the young parent and works in partnership with other agencies to improve the employment prospects and access to training ....more
Corra Foundation - PDI-17/420
£32,539 05/10/2017
to continue to support the salary and project running costs for the Family Links Project, conditional on written confirmation of matched funding being in place.
Corra Foundation - PDI-16/48
£73,805 06/10/2016
to support the salary and running costs for the relationship development worker as part of Family Links service, conditional upon written clarification on the professional skills of the postholder ....more
Robertson Trust - continuation funding for the Community Learning Service
£30,000 31/08/2016
continuation funding for the Community Learning Service
National Lottery Community Fund - Rosemount Lifelong Learning
£504,671 12/08/2016
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This programme will deliver a wide range of supportive family activities from the groups centre in Royston, Glasgow. Activities will include parenting and family support, one to one coaching, family ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Rosemount Lifelong Learning
£90,000 10/03/2016
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towards three years' salary of an IT Tutor and Volunteer Coordinator at a project providing IT learning to BAME groups in Glasgow
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Rosemount Lifelong Learning
£111,911 01/11/2014
This project will deliver a programme of support for 25 children and young people in North East Glasgow offering information advice one-to-one support group work and a holiday activity programme.
National Lottery Community Fund - Royston RoCS
£1,222,762 07/11/2012
36
Rosemount Lifelong Learning's project will create a multipurpose community hub, Royston RoCS, which will be built as a two storey extension to their current premises The hub will be a venue for a ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Rosemount Making a Difference Project
£495,450 11/05/2011
36
This project seeks to support disadvantaged parents who are social housing tenants and aged between 16 - 25. The project aims to develop their confidence, aspirations, relationships and life skills ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - RoCS (Royston Community Space)
£14,000 02/02/2011
23
This is development grant for the 'Royston Rocs' project which aims to create a multipurpose community hub that will be built as an extension on their current premises on Royston Road. Once ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Royston Community Cafe Initiative - Royston Rolls
£23,800 02/02/2011
23
This grant will be used to develop Rosemount Lifelong Learning's 'Royston Rolls' project which aims to build and run a community cafe in the heart of Royston, an area where no similar businesses ....more
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How is it governed?

Directors (6)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 45-64
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 22/10/1998, number: SC028909
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/10/1998, number: SC190521
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

102 Royston Road, Royston, Glasgow, G21 2NU

Objectives

a. To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the Royston Corridor and it's environs ('the Operating Area') without distinction of race, class, nationality, disability, sexuality, political, religious or other opinions and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreational and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life of the said inhabitants. b. To advance education among the residents of the Operating Area, particularly among lone parents and the long term unemployed c. To promote andlor provide training in skills of all kinds, particularly such skills as will assist residents of the Operating Area in obtaining paid employment d. To promote, establish and operate other schemes of a charitable nature for the benefit of the community within the Operating Area

Data Sources

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