Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

CITY OF GLASGOW COLLEGE FOUNDATION 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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 £41,910 £34,340 £36,791 £21,675 £8,451 £57,274
Total spending £1,173,752 £2,121,673 £73,365 £262,708 £1,715,267 £1,122,842
Surplus/deficit -£1,131,842 -£2,087,333 -£36,574 -£241,033 -£1,706,816 -£1,065,568
Established: 10 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
GiG Classification
  • Colleges and universities
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Glasgow City
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems','People with a particular ethnic or racial origin','Other defined groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (5)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 51-79
  • FILLING, Brian, Mr.
    Appointed: 2014
    Occupation: Retired Vice Principal Of Glasgow Metropolitan Col
  • MCAFEE, Julia
    Appointed: 2018
    Occupation: Director Of Corporate Support
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 29/01/2014, number: SC044620
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/12/2013, number: SC466171
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

, G2 5SG

Objectives

The objects of the Foundation are to advance the charitable purposes of the City of Glasgow College to include the advancement of education by making grants and providing financial support for projects and activities being carried out by and supported by City of Glasgow College.

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