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

    KNIGHTSWOOD COMMUNITY SCIO 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
    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 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Charitable activities
    Donations & Legacies £164,463 £170,414 £168,462
    Other Income £3,000 £3,000 £3,000 £5,000
    Investment Income
    Total income £258,082 £267,900 £257,720 £215,005 £240,459 £320,087
    Charitable activities spending £189,234 £247,355 £278,394 £272,997
    Fundraising costs
    Other spending
    Total spending £189,234 £247,355 £278,394 £212,440 £227,423 £272,997
    Surplus/deficit £68,848 £20,545 -£20,674 £2,565 £13,036 £47,090
    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 citizenship or community development
    • 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
    • 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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Glasgow City Council - Knightswood Community Centre
    £136,387 15/03/2019
    To manage and operate Knightswood Community Centre (KCC) for and behalf of the people of Knightswood. To strengthen Knightswood's sense of community through the provision and programming of ....more
    Glasgow City Council - Knightswood Community Centre
    £136,387 07/06/2018
    To manage and operate Knightswood Community Centre (KCC) for and behalf of the people of Knightswood. To strengthen Knightswood's sense of community through the provision and programming of ....more

    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 17/07/2013, number: SC044148
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Knightswood Community Centre, 201 Alderman Road, G13 3DD

    Objectives

    4 The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 To advance citizenship and community development among the Knightswood community. and 4.2 To provide social, cultural, recreational and educational facilities that will improve the conditions of life for people in the Knightswood community, particularly through the operation of Knightswood Community Centre.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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