Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

    UPLAWMOOR DEVELOPMENT TRUST 

    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

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
    • Income has been volatile recently
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 30/11/17 30/11/18 30/11/19 30/11/20 30/11/21 30/11/22
    Total income £5 £50,813 £20,000 £925 £0 £2,557
    Total spending £804 £49,725 £20,634 £803 £579 £670
    Surplus/deficit -£799 £1,088 -£634 £122 -£579 £1,887
    Established: 10 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Community services
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • 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','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • Glasgow City
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    Who supports 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
    National Lottery Community Fund - Uplawmoor MUGA
    £8,000 27/04/2018
    12
    The group will use the funding to build a Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA), permanently open to local people. It will provide free access to sports such as football, netball and basketball.

    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 02/12/2014, number: SC045261
    • Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 03 July 2017 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Company number: SC463068, Company name: Uplawmoor Development Trust).
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR19: 9 days late,
    Main office

    , G78 4BX

    Objectives

    The organisation’s purposes are: 4.1 The company has been primarily formed to benefit the community of Uplawmoor, which comprises the residences within postcode areas G78 4, G78 3AP, G78 3AR, G78 3AS, G78 3BA, G78 3BH, G78 3BJ, G78 3BL, G78 3BN, (“the Community”), but it is intended that the wider community will also reap benefit. The objects of the company are set out below: 4.2 the provision of recreational facilities, and the organisation and promotion of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended, by improving and adding to the existing minimal facilities. 4.3 the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, or other disadvantage where practical – eg provision of free transport service to Medical Practices and Hospitals 4.4 the advancement of environmental protection or improvement, by preservation and conservation of the natural environment and the promotion of sustainable development. For example by providing nesting boxes for birds, planting native trees and shrubs, placing information boards to convey the important features of selected areas within the village and its environs. 4.5 the provision of meeting facilities and promoting use of these facilities for clubs and societies which have been identified in a village questionnaire. 4.6 the advancement of education by sourcing and introducing courses which would benefit the whole community. 4.7 the advancement of environmental protection or improvement by, for example, instigating measures to reduce carbon emissions, e.g. shared journeys and by linking adjacent villages by cycle/walking track. 4.8 the advancement of community development by: 4.8.1 the encouragement of voluntary activity and increasing the involvement of individuals in the community activities covered in the Objects. helping voluntary organisations, charities and social enterprises to build up their skills. 4.8.2 Any other object similar to the above which is a purpose under Section 7.2 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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