Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

DRC GENERATIONS 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Total income £174,608 £252,908 £205,994 £171,354 £199,496 £188,896
Total spending £185,685 £194,879 £243,757 £177,086 £196,140 £195,991
Surplus/deficit -£11,077 £58,029 -£37,763 -£5,732 £3,356 -£7,095
Established: 18 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Technical, vocational and continuing education
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Glasgow City
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems','People with a particular ethnic or racial origin','Other defined groups','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies

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£138,000
Scottish Government£65,695
Robertson Trust£52,500
Foundation Scotland£3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Transitioning Mentoring and supporting the Heart within our Community
£138,000 13/08/2021
36
This group will use the funding over three years for staff and running costs for the organisation. Volunteer costs associated with specific programmes will also be covered by the funding.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to DRC Generations
£3,000 10/02/2021
12
to contribute towards delivering training to young peer educators.
Scottish Government - DRC Generations
£26,619 20/01/2021
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - DRC Generations
£35,076 15/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - DRC Generations
£4,000 28/04/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Robertson Trust - Housing Sustainment Project and towards the capital costs of a minibus
£52,500 11/06/2019
Housing Sustainment Project and towards the capital costs of a minibus
National Lottery Community Fund - People working together to make change happen
£150,000 23/01/2018
36
The group will be able to expand the range of support programmes they offer to young people aged between 11 and 19 years of age in North West Glasgow. The range of activities are designed to ....more
Robertson Trust - The organisation's running costs
£30,000 30/04/2016
The organisation's running costs
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (6)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 68-83
  • WILSON, Jean
    Appointed: 2017
    Occupation: Pupil Support Assistant Gcc
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 12/10/2006, number: SC037534
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/10/2006, number: SC309741
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

102 Kingsway, Scotstoun, Glasgow, G14 9YS

Objectives

The company's objects are: (1) To improve health and wellbeing promote awareness of addictions particularly alcohol and drugs, providing education and training, through mentoring, transition and support. Highlighting the complexities involved with an individual's substance use, their mental health & wellbeing and that of their children, family and the residents within the community. (2) To promote education and training, particularly in such skills as may assist the participants in obtaining paid employment. Engage, educate and train young people/ youths under 19 years of age with the development of a Peer Education Mentoring, Transition and support model working in partnership with Primary and Secondary Schools. Working in partnership with other service providers within North West Glasgow, the wider community of Glasgow and surrounding local authority areas And to do so in a manner which respects the priorities set from time to time by the community within the Operating Area (Scotland).

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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