Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 19

GREENSPACE SCOTLAND

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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 age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Established: 21 years

www.greenspacescotland.org.uk

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	£380,285	£398,552	£543,191	£547,693		£2,136,737
Donations & Legacies	£5,715	£3,965	£1,069	£2,193
Other Income		£1,000
Investment Income	£52	£43	£13	£6		£422
Total income	£386,552	£403,560	£544,273	£549,892	£561,991	£2,221,529
Charitable activities spending	£365,682	£386,164	£583,938	£517,632		£2,213,050
Fundraising costs	3%	3%	3%	3%	3%	1%
Other spending
Total spending	£378,506	£399,150	£598,615	£533,083	£540,217	£2,228,168
Surplus/deficit	£8,046	£4,410	-£54,342	£16,809	£21,774	-£6,639

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Listed activities

It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of health
The advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Where it operates

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

Who it helps

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Greenspace Scotland
£37,100	25/08/2020	COVID19: greenspace scotland
OVO Foundation - OVO Gives Back - 2020-2021
£20,000	02/06/2020	Greenspace Scotland will use this grant to work with youth groups in Dunfermline to develop and pilot a new project that focuses local actions to achieve net zero targets.
Nesta - AC00815
£100,000	31/08/2018 14	Rethinking Parks programme grant to Greenspace Scotland Grant Ref AC00815
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Greenspace Scotland
£95,300	18/12/2017	Young Placechangers Programme - empowering young people to take the lead
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Greenspace Scotland
£550,000	20/03/2017	Building an endowment fund for Scotland's parks
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Placemaking - Young People Taking the Lead
£10,000	26/01/2015 12	Not Available
Nesta - AC00415
£100,000	11/08/2014	Rethinking Parks programme grant to Greenspace Scotland Grant Ref AC00415
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Greenspace Scotland
£60,200	30/09/2013	Building the resilience of greenspace scotland and Scotland's parks and greenspace heritage
National Lottery Community Fund - A Place for Everyone
£10,000	29/08/2012 12	This project will bring two groups of young people to play a lead role in turning a neglected areas in Edinburgh into vibrant and lively community spaces. Specifically these two areas are Mansion ....more This project will bring two groups of young people to play a lead role in turning a neglected areas in Edinburgh into vibrant and lively community spaces. Specifically these two areas are Mansion House, Gracemount and the Citaldel, Leith. The grant will fund workshops fees.

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How is it governed?

Directors (9)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 32-60

ABERNETHY, Victoria Jane, Dr
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Local Authority Officer

FERGUSON, Scott, Dr
Appointed: 2016
Occupation: Park Manager

GIBB, Rona Charlton
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Manager

GRAHAM, Mark
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Investment Manager

HALL, Kathryn
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Consultant

HARRIS, Bryan
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Head Of Service

HILDER, Susan Jane
Appointed: 2016
Occupation: Local Government Officer

MENNIM, Claire
Appointed: 2016
Occupation: Team Leader

WYLIE, Alistair Bell
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Managing Director

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 31/01/2003, number: SC034078
Registered at Companies House on 29/08/2002, number: SC236105

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Jubilee House, Forthside Way, Stirling, FK8 1QZ

Objectives

The Trust's charitable purposes (' the Objects') are to advance environmental protection and improvement, citizenship and community development, and health and recreation, through sustainable management and use of greenspaces within and around urban and other settlements in Scotland. In furtherance thereof, but not otherwise, the Company shall seek: (a) to develop and support a network of partnerships, community groups and other organisations to improve, create and promote the use of greenspace and other community spaces. (b) to develop and support, through this network, local greenspaces (including those within 10 miles of landfill sites) to which the public will have gratuitous access for the purposes of furthering their health, welfare and recreation. (c) to provide training, education, support and advice to such bodies and to the public. (d) to develop and share good practice through demonstration projects, study tours, seminars and research and make the results of any such research available to the public. and (e) to do all other such things as are charitable in law for the attainment of these charitable purposes

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