Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

    ABERTAY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/07/18 31/07/19 31/07/20 31/07/21 31/07/22 31/07/23
    Charitable activities £63,837 £206 £17,725 £11 £1,138 £35,331
    Donations & Legacies £247,894 £260,000 £329,273 £263,000 £272,847
    Other Income £885 £591 £350 £644 £206
    Investment Income £51 £597 £640 £302 £234 £732
    Total income £312,667 £261,394 £347,988 £263,957 £271,903 £308,910
    Charitable activities spending £280,048 £278,476 £280,501 £238,758 £279,887
    Fundraising costs 23% 4% 8% 3% 14%
    Other spending £215,102 £2,093
    Total spending £285,404 £292,411 £304,682 £280,501 £247,284 £324,113
    Surplus/deficit £27,263 -£31,017 £43,306 -£16,544 £24,619 -£15,203
    Established: 19 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Legal & financial advice
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended','the promotion of religious or racial harmony','the promotion of equality and diversity','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
    Where it operates
    • Dundee City
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • 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
    Scottish Government - University Of Abertay Dundee Students Association (UADSA)
    £55,000 22/06/2020
    Detailed description not provided.

    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 24/06/2005, number: SC036647
    • Notes: previous name-University Of Abertay Dundee Students Association (UADSA) from 24/06/2005 to 28/04/2021
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    , DD1 1HG

    Objectives

    the prevention and relief of poverty of students the advancement of citizenship and community development the advancement of education the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture and science the advancement of health among students the organisation of recreational activities for students who have need of them by reason of financial hardship or other disadvantage the promotion of religious and racial harmony I the promotion of equality and diversity I the promotion of charitable fundraising activities

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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