Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

JOHNSON & JOHNSON FOUNDATION SCOTLAND

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22 31/12/23
Charitable activities
Donations & Legacies £16,928,821 £26,696,849 £27,914,660 £13,263,316 £4,420,080
Other Income £1,000,517 £37,376 £21,001 £385,840 £5,783,888 £306,696
Investment Income £45,000 £208,057 £192,466 £158,317 £581,805 £2,211,369
Total income £10,664,046 £17,974,338 £26,942,282 £28,128,127 £13,807,473 £17,032,437 £6,938,145
Charitable activities spending £11,815,552 £10,747,724 £18,406,611 £8,976,820 £30,935,331 £9,296,989
Fundraising costs
Other spending £833,267 £555,552 £2,241,485
Total spending £14,267,577 £11,815,552 £11,580,991 £18,962,163 £8,976,820 £30,935,331 £11,538,474
Surplus/deficit -£3,603,531 £6,158,786 £15,361,291 £9,165,964 £4,830,653 -£13,902,894 -£4,600,329
Established: 33 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
GiG Classification
  • Provides financial or material assistance
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of public participation in sport','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
  • UK and overseas, main operating location: West Lothian
Who it helps
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Department for Transport - CYCLE RAIL 22-25 multi year grant
£82,037 01/04/2022
A new scheme but with similar objectives to an existing scheme

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (9)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Directors: 47-60
  • ELSER, Angelika
    Appointed: 2015
    Occupation: Vice President Public Affairs & Communication Emea
  • WOOD, Gavin
    Appointed: 2022
    Occupation: President Wound Closure
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 17/07/1991, number: SC017977
  • Notes: Previous charity name Johnson & Johnson Corporate Citizenship Trust from 17 July 1991 to 25 September 2019
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/06/2007, number: SC327028
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

5 Atholl Crecent, Edinburgh, EH3 8EJ

Objectives

(a) the prevention or relief of poverty, (b) the advancement of education, (c) the advancement of health, (d) the saving of lives, (e) the advancement of citizenship or community development, (f) the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science, (g) the advancement of public participation in sport, (h) 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 faciiities or activities are primarily intended, (i) the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation, (j) the promotion of equality and diversity, (k) the advancement of environmental protection or improvement, (I) the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, (m) the advancement of animal welfare, (n) any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes each of said objects to be achieved by: co-operation, programme sponsorship, organising charitable fundraising events, promoting and encouraging participation in the Company's objects and work with local and national: charities, community groups and other organisations on key focal areas such as: access to community health care. promotion of woman and children's health care. the implementation of community responsibility programmes. advancing health care knowledge generally and advancing knowledge of specific diseases and in furtherance thereof the Company shall have the following powers:- To purchase medical equipment for hospitals, institutions or individuals. To make payment to any body whose objects fall within any of the charitable purposes referred to in clause 3.A above and who provide a public benefit. To acquire and take over the whole or any part of the undertakings and liabilities of any person entitled to any property

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving

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