Overall GiG Score: 13 ?
Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +8

    PARTICK THISTLE CHARITABLE TRUST 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
    Established: 13 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/05/18 31/05/19 31/05/20 31/05/21 31/05/22 31/05/23
    Charitable activities £31,620 £22,200 £300,138
    Donations & Legacies £294,770 £271,373
    Other Income £10,163
    Investment Income
    Total income £137,847 £201,163 £336,553 £293,573 £559,205 £582,914
    Charitable activities spending £266,993 £223,185 £575,439
    Fundraising costs 6%
    Other spending £31,838 £17,510
    Total spending £113,381 £266,666 £298,831 £240,695 £546,979 £612,181
    Surplus/deficit £24,466 -£65,503 £37,722 £52,878 £12,226 -£29,267
    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 education
    • 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
    • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City
    • This charity is based in an area of 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
    Scottish Government£119,620
    The Clothworkers Foundation£50,000
    National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Partick Thistle Community Trust
    £50,000 18/10/2023
    Refurbishment of 5-a-side 3g football pitches for a charity which works with young people in the highly deprived community of Springburn, Glasgow
    Scottish Government - Partick Thistle Community Trust
    £119,620 19/05/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Covid 19 Response
    £10,000 17/04/2020
    12
    This group will use the funding to continue to deliver their emergency food provision to elderly and vulnerable people.
    Glasgow City Council - North West Youth Programme (Partick Thistle)
    £30,956 15/03/2019
    Project is for the delivery of diversionary activities (Football; Dance & Health and Fitness) for young people in Lambhill/Milton and in Wyndford.
    Glasgow City Council - North West Youth Programme (Partick Thistle)
    £30,956 07/06/2018
    Project is for the delivery of diversionary activities (Football; Dance & Health and Fitness) for young people in Lambhill/Milton and in Wyndford.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Thistle Football
    £150,000 18/11/2016
    36
    This trust will use the funding to deliver football and physical activity sessions to people with disabilities. Various sessions will be offered to individuals of all ages who previously would not ....more
    Robertson Trust - The costs of the Executive Director
    £38,000 30/04/2016
    The costs of the Executive Director
    Glasgow City Council - North West Youth Programme (Partick Thistle)
    £30,956 01/04/2016
    Project is for the delivery of diversionary activities (Football; Dance & Health and Fitness) for young people in Lambhill/Milton and in Wyndford.
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    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 28/07/2011, number: SC042480
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Petershill Sports Complex, 30 Adamswell Street, Glasgow, G21 4DD

    Objectives

    To promote the benefits of participation in sport, (and 'sport' means sport which involves physical skill and exertion), in particular football, in Glasgow and the surrounding area. 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 only in relation to recreational facilities or activities, which are: (i) primarily intended for persons who have need of them by reason of their age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, or (ii) Available to members of the public at large or to male or female members of the public at large. To promote social inclusion in Glasgow and the surrounding area by way of participation in sporting activity. To advance education and active citizenship in Glasgow and the surrounding area by means of increased access to sporting activities and facilities. To work with community police and safety officers towards utilising participation in sporting activity as a method of crime reduction. To promote health and wellbeing throughout the community by way of participation in sporting activity and education regarding the positive benefits of exercise and good nutrition. To use sport, in particular football, as a means to engage with unemployed individuals in order to improve self esteem and increase employability through the acquisition of transferable skills. To work with local projects and charities to provide a football related interaction service for people with disabilities, improving self esteem, health and wellbeing, football skills, SAQ - motor skills to improve people with a Physical disabilities Movement, communication skills and employability. For further purposes, please contact the charity directly.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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