Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 7

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 11

TURQUOISE MOUNTAIN TRUST

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
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/12/17	31/12/18	31/12/19	31/12/20	31/12/21	31/12/22
Charitable activities		£4,245,060	£7,026,757	£6,727,833		£9,576,304
Donations & Legacies		£448,812	£931,598	£1,090,291
Other Income		£85,236		£803		£368,914
Investment Income		£428	£15,348	£4,128
Total income	£4,583,357	£5,212,378	£8,637,716	£8,691,040	£9,209,004	£11,760,236
Charitable activities spending		£5,404,201	£6,517,696	£7,967,882		£9,387,514
Fundraising costs	7%	11%	11%	12%	14%	7%
Other spending
Total spending	£5,809,943	£5,985,761	£7,474,716	£9,014,187	£8,975,604	£10,228,648
Surplus/deficit	-£1,226,586	-£773,383	£1,163,000	-£323,147	£233,400	£1,531,588

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Established: 18 years

www.turquoisemountain.org

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Community services

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The advancement of education
The advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Where it operates

Overseas only, main operating location: Perth And Kinross

Who it helps

Children or young people
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

ARCADIA	£30,285
CHK Foundation	£20,000
LUND TRUST	£15,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
LUND TRUST - Towards core costs
£10,000	01/12/2022	Towards core costs
CHK Foundation - CHK Emergency /Disaster Grant
£20,000	11/01/2022	to support specified work
LUND TRUST - For Afghanistan
£5,000	23/08/2021	To support Turquoise Mountain's work in Afghanistan
ARCADIA - Core support
£30,285	03/09/2019	To support the Turquoise Mountain Trust's work with artisans in Afghanistan, Myanmar and Jordan

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (11)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 36-75

CHELSEA, Edward Charles Cadogan, Viscount
Appointed: 2006
Occupation: Landowner

COLLIS, Simon Paul
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Consultant

FIRAS, Dana, H.R.H. Princess
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Cultural Heritage Preservation

KEITH, Richard Maxwell
Appointed: 2006
Occupation: Consultant

MARTIN-FISHER, Henrietta Kate Blaxland, Ms.
Appointed: 2016
Occupation: Finance Officer

MITCHELL, Fraser Hamish Maclaine
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Solicitor

PATEY, William Charters, Sir
Appointed: 2012
Occupation: Retired Diplomat And Ambassador

SAID, Khaled Rida
Appointed: 2006
Occupation: Company Director

SAMEE, Tamim
Appointed: 2009
Occupation: Technology/Telecommunications

STAGG, Richard, Sir
Appointed: 2015
Occupation: Chairman

THANT MON, Thiri
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Managing Director

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 05/06/2006, number: SC037343
Registered at Companies House on 24/03/2006, number: SC299579

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR20: 51 days late, AR19: 53 days late,

Main office

PRINCES EXCHANGE, 1 EARL GREY, 1 EA, 1 EARL GREY ST, EDINBURGH, Edinburgh, EH3 9EE

Objectives

(1) The objects of the Company are to promote education and urban and rural regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation primarily, but not exclusively, in the Republic of Afghanistan by all or any of the following means.- (a) the relief of poverty. (b) the relief of unemployment (c) the advancement of education, training or retraining particularly among unemployed people, and providing unemployed people with work experience. (d) the creation of training and employment opportunities by the provision of teaching facilities, workspace, buildings and/or land for use on favourable terms. (e) the preservation of buildings or sites of historical or architectural importance. (f) the protection or conservation of the environment. (g) the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. (h) to promote such other purposes, objects or institutions charitable in law and in such proportions and manner as the Directors shall think fit and are related to or in support of the foregoing objects.

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