Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 7

Reasonable growth: +1
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 6

AFRICAN CHALLENGE SCOTLAND

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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	£57,051	£36,188	£30,085	£100,585	£57,290	£56,004
Total spending	£53,002	£36,185	£32,769	£71,985	£50,315	£86,903
Surplus/deficit	£4,049	£3	-£2,684	£28,600	£6,975	-£30,899

Established: 9 years

www.africanchallengescotland.co.uk

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Legal & financial advice

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of citizenship or community development
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of public participation in sport

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Glasgow City

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Who it helps

Children or young people
People with a particular ethnic or racial origin

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£73,581
BBC Children in Need	£50,000
Scottish Government	£7,230
Foundation Scotland	£4,375

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - African Cost of Living Support (SCOCOL)
£68,581	20/04/2023	This group will use the funding to provide food to African families and provide energy and climate action related support. Support will be provided to 100 African families living across the north ....more This group will use the funding to provide food to African families and provide energy and climate action related support. Support will be provided to 100 African families living across the north east of Glasgow and will involve 50 volunteers.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to AFRICAN CHALLENGE SCOTLAND
£50,000	12/10/2022	This grant will empower Black children and young people from Glasgow to deliver Social Action in their community.
Scottish Government - African Challenge Scotland
£7,230	15/06/2020	Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 BAME Wellbeing Support
£5,000	15/05/2020 12	This group will use the funding to provide African food and essential items to 100 vulnerable families across Glasgow.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to African Challenge Scotland
£4,375	29/04/2020	To enable 125 African families in North Glasgow to receive African food parcels and that will help ensure they can continue to have a supply of familiar food items and which are not necessarily ....more To enable 125 African families in North Glasgow to receive African food parcels and that will help ensure they can continue to have a supply of familiar food items and which are not necessarily available with other local food parcels.
National Lottery Community Fund - Empowerment of the Black and Ethnic Minorities week Glasgow 2015
£10,000	19/05/2015 12	This group will use the funding for a four day event promoting community integration, physical exercise and African culture.

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 16/10/2015, number: SC046055

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

151 Balgrayhill Road, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G21 3AN

Objectives

a) To promote African Culture. Education and relieve poverty. b) To promote Sport and Healthy Living among its members and supporters. c) To provide an educational. supportive environment for its members and supporters. d) To organise educational, social, recreational and sporting events for its members and supporters.

Data Sources