Overall GiG Score: -4 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +1

    FRIENDS OF MERKLAND SCHOOL  

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
    Established: 11 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21
    Total income £6,606 £4,380 £10,145 £10,145
    Total spending £2,311 £3,208 £10,249 £10,249
    Surplus/deficit £4,295 £1,172 -£104 -£104
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • People with disabilities or health problems
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: East Dunbartonshire

    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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Robertson Trust - The New Minibus
    £5,000 31/03/2019
    The New Minibus

    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 02/04/2013, number: SC043898
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; AR20: 29 days late,
    Main office

    12 Broomfield Walk, Kirkintilloch, Glasgow, G66 3AH

    Objectives

    To advance the education of pupils in the school by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for education at the school not normally provided by the local authority

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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