Overall GiG Score: -6 ?
Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Dormant: -10
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +4

    SOUTH WEST COMMUNITY CYCLES 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
    • This charity appears to be dormant
    This Charity appears to be dormant
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20
    Total income £153,853 £163,558 £131,278
    Total spending £140,472 £173,701 £144,857
    Surplus/deficit £13,381 -£10,143 -£13,579
    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 advancement of education
    • 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 advancement of environmental protection or improvement
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Glasgow City

    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 - SWCC Youth Project
    £10,000 13/09/2021
    This group will use the funding to continue the delivery of their school holiday programme for under 18s who have disengaged with mainstream education and/or who have mental health struggles and face ....more
    Scottish Government - South West Community Cycles
    £16,435 19/05/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    National Lottery Community Fund - SWCC Youth Project 2020
    £10,000 14/04/2020
    12
    This group will use the funding to continue the delivery of their youth project which provides a programme of activities targeted at young people under 18 years old who are disengaged with ....more
    Robertson Trust - Towards the costs of the 1848 Volunteering Programme
    £30,000 19/09/2017
    Towards the costs of the 1848 Volunteering Programme
    Robertson Trust - Towards the costs of the 1848 Volunteering Programme
    £14,000 30/04/2016
    Towards the costs of the 1848 Volunteering Programme

    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 09/02/2007, number: SC037799
    • Notes: The SCIO was incorporated on the 23 November 2012 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by South West Community Cycles, which was an Unincorporated Association registered as a charity since 9 February 2007.
    Filing Record
    3 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Pollokshaws West Railway Station, 2092 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow, G43 1AT

    Objectives

    4.1 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 and in particular through the provision for young people of the promotion of cycling and the provision of facilities and activities relative to cycling. 4.2 The advancement of education and in particular in connection with cycling. 4.3 The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. and 4.4 The advancement of environmental protection or improvement.

    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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