Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

    WPG CHARITABLE TRUST 

    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
    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 £55,000 £142,750 £142,015 £115,606 £126,983 £242,797
    Total spending £59,855 £143,641 £138,771 £115,395 £130,352 £236,646
    Surplus/deficit -£4,855 -£891 £3,244 £211 -£3,369 £6,151
    Established: 13 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
    GiG Classification
    • Poverty relief
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of health
    • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of public participation in sport
    Where it operates
    • UK and overseas, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • People with disabilities or health problems
    • People with a particular ethnic or racial origin','Other charities or voluntary bodies

    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 25/02/2011, number: SC042134
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    , EH54 6GA

    Objectives

    For the benefit of the public in Scotland and elsewhere, for payment or application of the whole free income (or even the capital) of the Trust Fund from time to time in the Trustees' charge for the aftermentioned objects and all related activities which the Trustees consider appropriately directed to these object, namely:- 1.1.1 The objects for which the Trust is established shall be to make grants or provide financial assistance to projects and initiatives targeted for the public benefit to promote the participation in healthy recreation and sports, education (including social and physical training) and the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. 1.1.2 By assisting and promoting participation in such projects or activities of an educational, social, cultural or recreational nature which in the opinion of the Trustees will contribute to the education and/or advancement in life of the public in Scotland and elsewhere. 1.1.3 By assisting, supporting and co-operating with any established charitable organisations, ad hoc groups or other bodies or persons which, in the opinion of the Trustees will contribute to the participation in healthy recreation and sports, education, culture and the advancement in life of the public in Scotland and elsewhere and generally promoting and facilitating the provision and delivery of improved services and facilities for such people in Scotland and elsewhere in such manner as the Trustees may, from time to time, consider appropriate.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
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