Overall GiG Score: 7 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 7
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +7

BROXBURN UNITED SPORTS CLUB TRUST 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male
Established: 16 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 30/04/17 30/04/18 30/04/19 30/04/20 30/04/21 30/04/22
Charitable activities £82,770 £117,121 £111,540 £36,291
Donations & Legacies £126,752 £104,776 £169,981 £218,856
Other Income £33,987 £34,492
Investment Income £18 £108 £194 £3
Total income £580,003 £265,790 £280,060 £356,412 £294,015 £328,017
Charitable activities spending £217,882 £232,656 £232,955 £184,320
Fundraising costs 5%
Other spending £32,911 £34,598 £16,272 £762
Total spending £252,174 £250,793 £267,254 £249,227 £185,082 £281,730
Surplus/deficit £327,829 £14,997 £12,806 £107,185 £108,933 £46,287
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Purposes
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of public participation in sport
  • 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
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: West Lothian

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
Foundation Scotland£39,834
Scottish Government£33,360
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Families Unity Nourishment - FUN
£39,834 08/04/2021
to deliver a healthy cooking project for families to enable parents to learn how to cook balanced meals on a budget (excluding the cost of the family portraits).
National Lottery Community Fund - B Inspired
£10,000 09/12/2020
12
This group will use funds to continue their B Inspired project which delivers sporting activities for children and young people with physical sensory and learning disabilities.
Scottish Government - Broxburn United Sports Club Trust
£5,280 18/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Broxburn United Sports Club
£28,080 15/04/2020
Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - Broxburn United Sports Club
£135,000 18/08/2017
60
This group will use the funding to employ a Community Development Officer and Project Co-ordinator to help deliver their sport and wellbeing community programme. They already have wide range of ....more
Robertson Trust - Towards the costs of Broxburn United Sports Club's Community Programme.
£45,000 25/07/2017
Towards the costs of Broxburn United Sports Club's Community Programme.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Broxburn United Sports Club
£84,749 11/10/2016
36
This project will run a variety of targeted sports and healthy activities for children and young people in an area of deprivation, including some who are disabled. They will be healthier, happier, ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Broxburn United Sports Club 'A Room For All'
£250,000 25/03/2014
24
This 2 year project will develop an existing building for more local people to make use of their modern community club facility and to participate in outdoor and indoor, active and recreational ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Broxburn United Sports Club 'A Room For All'
£12,434 18/03/2013
12
This grant is for development funding so that the project can be progressed to apply for Second Stage funding.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 52-76
  • SMITH, Paul
    Appointed: 2017
    Occupation: Project Manager British Gas
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 06/05/2008, number: SC039547
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/02/2008, number: SC337381
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

34 Joseph Cumming Gardens, Broxburn, West Lothian, EH52 5AN

Objectives

promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Broxburn and environs (the 'Community') without distinction of sex, sexuality, political and religious or other opinions by providing facilities, or assist in the provision of facilities, in the interest of social welfare for recreation and other leisure-time occupation so that their conditions of life may be improved. promote for the benefit of residents of the Community, community participation in healthy recreation by the provision and management of community facilities for playing all sports.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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