Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

    THE TRADES HOUSE OF GLASGOW 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 30/09/17 30/09/18 30/09/19 30/09/20 30/09/21 30/09/22
    Charitable activities £120,804 £85,517 £24,904 £75,925 £47,524
    Donations & Legacies £3,293 £29,228 £7,397 £68,898 £371,914
    Other Income £16,466 £19,078 £40,268 £64,824 £21,578
    Investment Income £945,461 £967,424 £789,929 £792,580 £834,899
    Total income £1,553,487 £1,370,632 £1,416,063 £1,107,546 £1,195,201 £1,548,474
    Charitable activities spending £865,928 £886,010 £833,203 £747,885 £821,464
    Fundraising costs 6% 16% 10% 1% 8% 4%
    Other spending £409,695 £490,613 £420,182 £320,945 £450,809
    Total spending £1,324,068 £1,342,011 £1,420,203 £1,256,343 £1,095,677 £1,297,720
    Surplus/deficit £229,419 £28,621 -£4,140 -£148,797 £99,524 £250,754
    Established: 15 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    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
    • Poverty relief
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of health','the saving of lives','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','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','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
    • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 01/06/2009, number: SC040548
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR19: 59 days late,
    Main office

    Trades Hall, 85 Glassford Street, Glasgow, G1 1HU

    Objectives

    The Trustees shall hold and apply the Funds for the following purposes:- For payment or application of the income of the Funds or such part of it as the Trustees shall from time to time in their sole discretion decide and for payment or application of the capital of the Funds or such part of it as the Trustees shall from time to time in their sole discretion decide for the following charitable purposes of the Trades House:- 1.1.1 the advancement of citizenship or community development. 1.1.2 the prevention or relief of poverty. 1.1.3 the advancement of education. 1.1.4 the advancement of health. 1.1.5 the saving of lives. 1.1.6 the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. 1.1.7 the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, 1.1.8 the advancement of public participation in sport. 1.1.9 the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. 1.1.10 the advancement of environmental protection or improvement. and 1 .l. 11 such other similar purposes as are charitable not falling under Clauses 5.1.1 to 5.1.10 inclusive that may reasonably be regarded as similar to any of the purposes set out in those Clauses.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
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