Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

    SAPPHIRE GYMNASTICS ACADEMY 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 30/07/17 30/07/18 30/07/19 30/07/20 30/07/21 30/07/22 30/07/23
    Charitable activities £12,370 £87,771 £166,803 £197,334
    Donations & Legacies £232,531 £204,725 £40,340
    Other Income £12,169 £173,236 £20,568
    Investment Income
    Total income £237,191 £248,031 £242,649 £284,338 £292,496 £420,242 £319,913
    Charitable activities spending £9,336 £12,974 £295,691
    Fundraising costs 4% 66% 20%
    Other spending £203,639 £337,063 £1,926
    Total spending £231,104 £242,049 £238,903 £223,843 £192,603 £399,675 £297,617
    Surplus/deficit £6,087 £5,982 £3,746 £60,495 £99,893 £20,567 £22,296
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Sports activities
    Purposes
    • The advancement of public participation in sport
    Where it operates
    • Glasgow City
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    Who supports 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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Scottish Government - Sapphire Gymnastics Academy
    £16,041 20/05/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Sapphire Gymnastics Academy
    £1,500 13/04/2020
    To support the costs of a Coach to deliver an eight week online gymnastics programme for members in the West end and East end of Glasgow to help reduce isolation for members.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Sapphire Gymnastics Academy
    £980 07/06/2017
    12
    to contribute towards purchasing equipment.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Sapphire Gymnastics Academy
    £2,000 17/04/2015
    12
    to contribute towards specialist equipment for gymnasts with disabilities.
    Foundation Scotland - Disability Equipment
    £980 15/04/2015
    12
    To purchase equipment which will aid participants' movement.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Sapphire Gymnastics Academy
    £10,000 11/09/2014
    to contribute towards purchasing the FIG Competition Sprung Floor.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Sapphire Gymnastics Academy
    £1,000 24/04/2014
    12
    To purchase coaching equipment.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Sapphire Gymnastics Academy
    £900 19/04/2013
    12
    To purchase new apparatus and crash mats.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Sapphire Gymnastics Academy
    £960 19/04/2012
    to purchase equipment for the new pre-school gymnastics classes.
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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 19/02/2013, number: SC043798
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    , G69 7PH

    Objectives

    The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are . To advance public participation in sport, and in particular the promotion of excellence in gymnastics either for recreational or competitive purposes.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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