Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 1 Trustee: -5
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

AYRSHIRE AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There is only 1 trustee

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/07/17 31/07/18 31/07/19 31/07/20 31/07/21 31/07/22 31/07/23
Total income £149,155 £168,665 £168,963 £37,386 £25,584 £168,222 £193,396
Total spending £148,124 £154,260 £155,289 £48,944 £30,616 £184,951 £175,881
Surplus/deficit £1,031 £14,405 £13,674 -£11,558 -£5,032 -£16,729 £17,515
Established: 96 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
Where it operates
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: South Ayrshire
Who it helps
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

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
Scottish Government - Ayrshire Agricultural Association
£7,675 07/04/2020
Detailed description not provided.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (1)

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 15/01/1929, number: SC014868
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/04/2006, number: SC300530
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Maple Park, Kilmarnock Road, Monkton, South Ayrshire, KA9 2RJ

Objectives

Subject to that over-riding qualification, the Company’s objects are to advance the education of the public by the promotion and advancement of agriculture, agricultural science and associated rural activities and trades. In furtherance thereof, but not otherwise, the Company shall seek: To promote and advance the knowledge of the general public in relation to agricultural and rural matter and to promote for the benefit of the public the interests of the agricultural and farming communities.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving

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