Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 2

CLOSE THE GAP (SCIO)

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/10/17	31/10/18	31/10/19	31/10/20	31/10/21	31/10/22
Charitable activities		£20,319	£19,464	£2,475	£10,576	£7,650
Donations & Legacies		£262,357	£313,248	£312,373	£314,817
Other Income
Investment Income					£12	£73
Total income	£186,472	£282,676	£332,712	£314,848	£325,405	£464,013
Charitable activities spending		£248,423	£290,767	£245,782	£275,851	£428,790
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending	£118,705	£248,423	£290,767	£245,782	£275,851	£428,790
Surplus/deficit	£67,767	£34,253	£41,945	£69,066	£49,554	£35,223

Established: 8 years

www.closethegap.org.uk

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Technical, vocational and continuing education

Purposes

The promotion of equality and diversity

Where it operates

Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City

Who it helps

Other defined groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 13/09/2016, number: SC046842

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

, G1 2LW

Objectives

The promotion of equality in the labour market in Scotland in particular through: (1) Providing information, training and advice. (2) Providing advocacy. and (3) Delivering capacity building all among or on behalf of stakeholders including policymakers, employers, trade unions and the public at large

Data Sources

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