Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

ARISAIG UNIT 

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
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 30/09/17 30/09/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities £364,058 £993,240 £1,770,627 £2,552,207
Donations & Legacies
Other Income £300
Investment Income £207 £397 £231
Total income £9,000 £201,899 £364,565 £993,637 £1,770,858 £2,474,942 £2,552,207
Charitable activities spending £448,896 £1,040,609 £1,521,625 £1,999,749
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending £612 £130,472 £448,896 £1,040,609 £1,521,625 £1,932,423 £1,999,749
Surplus/deficit £8,388 £71,427 -£84,331 -£46,972 £249,233 £542,519 £552,458
Established: 10 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • School support organisations
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
Where it operates
  • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City
Who it helps
  • Children or young people

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (7)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 67-76
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 28/10/2014, number: SC045191
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/09/2014, number: SC486812
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Waterloo Chambers, 19 Waterloo Street, Glasgow, G2 6AH

Objectives

to advance the education of young people who are emotionally and behaviourally challenging to include specialist care and education for young people who may be physically or mentally impaired through the operation and maintenance of Arisaig Unit at St Philip's School, Plains, by Airdrie as a residential establishment and ancillary purposes for the purposes of the Relevant Legislation.

Data Sources

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