Overall GiG Score: 1 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +6

    CERNACH HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    Established: 19 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Data adjusted to reflect year end change
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/23
    Charitable activities
    Donations & Legacies
    Other Income
    Investment Income
    Total income £3,736,449 £7,307,542 £8,504,954 £4,400,534 £4,770,856
    Charitable activities spending
    Fundraising costs
    Other spending
    Total spending £2,556,125 £7,451,290 £9,195,955 £6,640,567 £3,684,470
    Surplus/deficit £1,180,324 -£143,748 -£691,001 -£2,240,033 £1,086,386
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
    Purposes
    • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • Glasgow City
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    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 Community Fund - Community Connecting Plan
    £149,920 21/06/2021
    This group will employ two Community Workers to support community development and engagement activities in Drumchapel. The activities aim to involve local community members in decisions about their ....more
    Scottish Government - Cernach Housing Association Limited
    £90,900 11/02/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    Scottish Government - Cernach HA
    £40,000 16/04/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Glasgow City Council - Thriving Places Drumchapel
    £7,500 28/02/2019
    To support the development of the Thriving Places programme in Drumchapel
    Glasgow City Council - Thriving Places Drumchapel
    £7,500 31/05/2018
    To support the development of the Thriving Places programme in Drumchapel
    Glasgow City Council - Thriving Places Drumchapel
    £42,648 14/04/2016
    To support the development of the Thriving Places programme in Drumchapel
    Glasgow City Council - Thriving Places Drumchapel
    £7,500 14/04/2016
    To support the development of the Thriving Places programme in Drumchapel
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    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 03/05/2005, number: SC036607
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    79 Airgold Drive, Drumchapel, Glasgow, G15 7AJ

    Objectives

    2.1 to provide for the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through the provision, construction, improvement and management of land and accommodation and the provision of care. and 2.2 any other purpose or object permitted under Section 24 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 which is charitable both for the purposes of Section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and also in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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