Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 4

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -4 times
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: -3

B.J.O. AMARA ASSOCIATION

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Financial issues to consider:

Accounts have been filed late on 4 occasions over the last 5 years
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Data adjusted to reflect year end change

Period ending	08/11/18	08/11/19	30/11/20	30/11/21	30/11/22
Total income	£20,175	£31,586	£37,398	£25,734	£7,312
Total spending	£20,164	£31,634	£36,744	£28,214	£8,814
Surplus/deficit	£11	-£48	£654	-£2,480	-£1,502

Established: 8 years

www.bjoamaraassociation.org.uk

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals

GiG Classification

Other welfare services

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty

Where it operates

UK and overseas, main operating location: Glasgow City

Who it helps

Children or young people
Older People
People with disabilities or health problems

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	£19,412
Foundation Scotland	£12,100
CAF	£2,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Foundation Scotland - B.J.O Amara Association Bagpipe
£5,000	28/11/2023 11	To fund additional musical instruments and Piper tuition, to encourage more children and young people to learn to play a music instrument, improving their mental health and wellbeing.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to B.J.O.Amara Association
£2,500	25/11/2020 2	To contribute to the distribution of food parcels to African refugees and asylum seekers with no recourse to public funds, older people who are self-isolating, and deprived community members in ....more To contribute to the distribution of food parcels to African refugees and asylum seekers with no recourse to public funds, older people who are self-isolating, and deprived community members in Glasgow.
CAF - Grant to B. J. O. Amara Association
£2,000	08/06/2020	Grant to B. J. O. Amara Association to support the organisation through COVID19
Foundation Scotland - Grant to B.J.O.Amara Association
£4,600	06/05/2020	To contribute to costs of providing food parcels in Ruchill, for the benefit of those unable to access essential food and items, due to COVID 19.
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 Response Project
£9,500	09/04/2020 6	This group will use funding to add to the capacity of its existing foodbank to meet increasing demand due to COVID-19.
National Lottery Community Fund - Promoting social inclusion and skills sharing
£9,912	16/03/2020 11	This group will use funding to deliver sewing and cookery classes, trips, and a community event in for the people of Wyndford & Ruchill.

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 09/11/2016, number: SC046970

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR21: 38 days late, AR20: 17 days late, AR19: 42 days late, AR18: 72 days late,

Main office

, G20 0EF

Objectives

The aim of the B.J.O Amara Association is to prevent or relief poverty in Sierra Leone and Scotland

Data Sources