Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +5
    Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

    SCOTTISH ARAB WOMEN ASSOCIATION  

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
    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 £3,270 £3,223 £850 £18,690 £30,998 £20,906
    Total spending £3,270 £3,291 £8,305 £13,857 £9,581 £18,953
    Surplus/deficit £0 -£68 -£7,455 £4,833 £21,417 £1,953
    Established: 10 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Services for females
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    • The promotion of equality and diversity
    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 it helps
    • People with a particular ethnic or racial origin

    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
    Corra Foundation£24,000
    National Lottery Community Fund£9,960
    Foundation Scotland£4,500
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - Piece of mind
    £9,960 06/12/2021
    This group will use the funding to deliver 40 weekly events for Arabic speaking women and their children as well as 10 family events over a 12 month period.
    Corra Foundation - HDG-21/1622
    £24,000 30/09/2021
    for the Mind and Memories Project to continue supporting Arab women with counselling and activities.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Scottish Arab Women Association
    £4,500 15/04/2020
    To provide food, nappies, educational materials and sanitary products to 100 women supported by the Scottish Arab Women Association who are self-isolating in the Glasgow, Inverclyde and Clydebank ....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 16/06/2014, number: SC044933
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    28 Kenmure Street, Glasgow, G41 1PH

    Objectives

    to advance citizenship for the Arab women and their children through volunteering, civil activities and empowering those women to be an effective part of Scottish Society. ? to advance equality for and among diverse EM women through raising awareness and strengthening bonds among all community constituents promoting equal opportunities and community cohesion through community events and delivering training and activities stimulating active citizenship. ? to relief poverty among EM women through advancing health awareness, training opportunities, women leadership, employment opportunities, volunteering and sport recreation as a means to tackling isolation and exclusion for these women groups ..

    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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