Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

    THE GLAD FOUNDATION 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest 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 but has stabilised more recently
    • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/17 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Total income £36,872 £47,520 £32,666 £50,561 £38,785 £29,223 £11,590
    Total spending £47,199 £52,864 £34,693 £15,024 £11,134 £30,682 £17,790
    Surplus/deficit -£10,327 -£5,344 -£2,027 £35,537 £27,651 -£1,459 -£6,200
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
    Where it operates
    • Glasgow City
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
    • Other charities or voluntary bodies

    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
    Robertson Trust - The Costs of the Drumming Tutors and Sessions for people with additional support needs.
    £7,000 30/06/2019
    The Costs of the Drumming Tutors and Sessions for people with additional support needs.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Building the Glad Foundation Programme
    £9,000 17/09/2018
    12
    This group will use the funding to run music sessions. Activities will include a children's choir, a guitar group and sessions for adults with additional support needs.

    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 23/02/2015, number: SC045444
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    1006A Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow, G41 2HG

    Objectives

    The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 To advance education. and 4.2 To advance the arts and culture. through the provision of free or low cost music tuition for children, young adults and the wider community, and through the organising and delivery of activities and events with a focus on music, performance arts and local culture in the South Side of Glasgow.

    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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