Overall GiG Score: 9 ?
Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9

GOVAN COMMUNITY PROJECT 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
Established: 13 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities
Donations & Legacies £246,582 £290,584 £303,853 £609,980 £443,638
Other Income £2,775 £3,000 £3,000 £45,404 £3,167
Investment Income
Total income £434,379 £471,589 £496,655 £781,173 £467,194 £715,165
Charitable activities spending £213,994 £367,686 £374,037 £522,874 £490,351
Fundraising costs 28% 23% 26% 31% 25%
Other spending £95,651
Total spending £333,641 £476,441 £500,105 £618,525 £650,340 £669,510
Surplus/deficit £100,738 -£4,852 -£3,450 £162,648 -£183,146 £45,655
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','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 human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the promotion of religious or racial harmony','the promotion of equality and diversity','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • Glasgow City
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

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£210,575
Comic Relief£174,923
BBC Children in Need£90,252
Scottish Government£42,340
Virgin Money Foundation£41,709
Access to Justice Foundation£32,025
Foundation Scotland£17,762
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Corra Foundation - Household Hardship Fund
£5,250 09/02/2023
A grant towards the cost of cash and vouchers to be given directly to families and individuals in need. Funded by The Scottish Government.
Access to Justice Foundation - Community Justice Fund Wave Three
£12,196 22/11/2022
Wave three of the Community Justice Fund aims to support organisations delivering social welfare advice services to people most impacted by the cost-of-living crisis.
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Govan Community Project
£11,741 22/11/2022
Grant to contribute to core costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bike Library
£9,914 06/10/2022
This group will use the funds to employ a Bike Library Co-ordinator to oversee their bike lending service in line with their current project to support people seeking Asylum in the Glasgow.
National Lottery Community Fund - Asylum Support Advice & Advocacy
£171,090 06/12/2021
36
This group will use the funding to continue to deliver and expand their current person centred asylum support advice and advocacy services. Over three years they aim to support over 2500 individuals ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Govan Community Project
£87,075 10/08/2021
145 children and young people from refugee and asylum seeking families will access a homework club and group activities in Moss Heights, Glasgow. They will engage more with education, make friends ....more
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Govan Community Project
£3,213 20/04/2021
To contribute to the organisation?s ongoing work to tackle digital exclusion to enhance the life opportunities of those they support.
National Lottery Community Fund - Food for all
£10,000 25/03/2021
11
This group will use the funding to recruit a food project coordinator to develop a pilot model to aid the transition from food dependency to accessing the local food pantry.
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Govan Community Project
£29,968 19/03/2021
12
Grant to cover the running costs of the project ensuring all communities have access to casework advice and food support.
Scottish Government - Govan Community Project
£8,500 15/03/2021
Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Govan Community Project
£4,997 08/03/2021
To contribute to covering the cost of 2 members of staff and additional costs of their online and phone communication channels.
Scottish Government - Govan Community Project
£19,110 27/01/2021
Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Govan Community Project
£4,900 03/12/2020
To contribute to restock its foodbank so it can continue providing food parcels for asylum seekers who are rendered destitute. Food parcels include dry food items, toiletries and household basics.
Access to Justice Foundation - Joint Initiative Flexible COVID-19 Grant
£19,829 24/11/2020
A flexible grant as part of wave 1 of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID19
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Govan Community Project
£4,652 24/09/2020
to cover the cost of a play worker, travel and PPE costs.
Comic Relief - Promoting the Rights of Scots to Live Well and in Dignity
£19,923 23/06/2020
6
COVID19 Recovery funding
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Govan Community Project
£3,177 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - 60 children and young people from refugee, asylum seeker and migrant families isolated by Covid will be given activity packs and increased support with learning online. They will be more ....more
Scottish Government - Govan Community Project
£14,730 27/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 Emergency Response
£9,571 19/05/2020
6
This group will use the funding to increase the work capacity of their casework team to deal with the increased number of cases as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
Comic Relief - Promoting the right of New Scots to live well and in dignity
£155,000 17/03/2020
60
Glasgow is currently the biggest dispersal city for refugees and asylum seekers in the UK with the highest number of asylum seekers in any UK local authority area. Govan Community Project (GCP) is ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Community fresh food distribution project
£10,000 27/01/2020
12
This group will distribute parcels of fresh fruit and vegetables in the Govan area of Glasgow.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Govan Community Project
£108,000 13/03/2019
24
towards two years' salary of a Caseworker to provide early intervention advice and support to asylum seekers who are at risk of, or are living in, destitution in Glasgow
Glasgow City Council - Govan Community Project
£34,417 05/03/2019
The Govan Community Project aims to meet the identified needs of asylum seekers, refugees and the wider BME community in the local community and in Greater Pollok and promote integration with the ....more
DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
£8,315 01/02/2019
We have chosen this objective because it highlights what the group would like to achieve.The GCP Women's Group already provides a space for women to build social networks and take part in activities ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Govan Community Project
£10,000 24/01/2019
£10,000 towards core costs. Govan Community Project works to support newly arrived asylum seekers in the South of Glasgow, their services include weekly drop in sessions delivering advice, advocacy, ....more
Women's Fund for Scotland - Personal Development through Crafting
£8,315 10/12/2018
6
to contribute towards delivering workshops.
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Govan Community Project
£250 27/11/2018
Grant through the Heart of the Community Fund used to buy a fridge to store food and enable them to increase the number of parcels provided each week.
Glasgow City Council - Govan Community Project
£34,417 06/06/2018
The Govan Community Project aims to meet the identified needs of asylum seekers, refugees and the wider BME community in the local community and in Greater Pollok and promote integration with the ....more
Robertson Trust - Govan Community Project's Core Work
£51,000 21/11/2017
Govan Community Project's Core Work
National Lottery Community Fund - Govan Community Project
£147,454 19/11/2017
47
This group works to bring together the community in Govan, Craigton and Cardonald through a range of community activities including male only, female only and mixed social groups. Other activities ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Govan Community Project
£50,000 18/10/2017
24
over two years as core funding for a charity supporting refugees, asylum seekers and the wider community in Glasgow
National Lottery Community Fund - Empowering Govan's Communities
£8,500 15/09/2017
12
This group will develop a programme of educational and cultural activities for adults, themed around the history of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in greater Govan.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Govan Community Project
£29,511 10/05/2017
36
180 children and young people from families seeking asylum or who are refugees will access a twice-weekly homework club in Glasgow. They will engage more with education, have a deeper understanding ....more
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How is it governed?

Directors (6)
Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 36-53
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 12/01/2011, number: SC042012
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/12/2010, number: SC390721
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Govan Community Project, 31 Garmouth Street , Govan, Glasgow, G51 3PR

Objectives

The company’s objects are to achieve: a) The prevention or relief of poverty. b) The advancement of education. c) The advancement of health. d) The advancement of citizenship and community development: e) The advancement of the arts, heritage and culture. f) 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. g) The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation. h) The promotion of religious or racial harmony. i) The promotion of equality and diversity. j) The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage and In this way, the company shall contribute to its mission which is to achieve social justice in Greater Govan and Craigton by building a strong community based on equality, mutual respect, support and integration.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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