Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Overall weighted support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

    ATHOLL BAPTIST CENTRE SCIO

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

    Financial issues to consider:

    • On several occasions in recent years income has been 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
    Total income £147,116 £158,375 £151,074 £240,544 £137,737 £99,937 £141,740
    Total spending £142,961 £169,840 £153,234 £169,219 £172,147 £118,065 £162,247
    Surplus/deficit £4,155 -£11,465 -£2,160 £71,325 -£34,410 -£18,128 -£20,507
    Established: 55 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Christian congregations
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of religion','the advancement of citizenship or community development','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 facilities or activities are primarily intended','the promotion of religious or racial harmony','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: Perth And Kinross
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','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.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Co-Operative Group£18,296
    Foundation Scotland£14,985
    Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
    DCMS£5,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Atholl Centre Foodbank
    £5,486 21/10/2023
    We'd like to buy fresh meat vouchers, as well as fresh fruit and veg, to offer a more nutritious diet as most of the food in the foodbank is dried and tinned.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Atholl Centre Food Bank
    £6,548 22/10/2022
    We plan to support families struggling with food poverty by providing food parcels and other essential items where necessary.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Atholl Centre Pitlochry - Food Bank
    £6,262 23/10/2021
    We would like to buy birthday gift vouchers for children of the vulnerable families we support, as well as buying food, nappies, toiletries and sanitary products when our stocks get depleted.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Atholl Baptist Centre SCIO
    £4,985 08/03/2021
    2
    To enable the orgniasation to reprovision two bedrooms creating a kitchen and a multi-purpose sitting room, which could also act as an extra breakout room.
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £10,000 22/01/2021
    Changing Places Toilet Project
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £5,000 02/09/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Atholl Baptist Centre SCIO
    £5,000 02/09/2020
    11
    To contribute to the cost of reconfiguring the centre and its facilities so that they can reopen safely, enabling community groups to resume their activities and the development of new initiatives ....more
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Atholl Baptist Centre SCIO
    £5,000 13/04/2020
    To meet the needs for the on-going operation of the Highland foodbank.
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    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 04/09/1969, number: SC015113
    • Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 07 March 2022 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (SC046703) Atholl Baptist Centre Limited
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    93, The Paddock, Hamilton, ML3 0RF

    Objectives

    4 The organisation’s purposes are: 4.1 To advance Christian education and training and wider educational opportunities for residents of Scotland and beyond through the provision of Conference Centre and residential facilities. 4.2 To promote equality and inclusivity, particularly for those with complex needs such as physical and psychological disabilities. 4.3 To provide facilities that can meet the diverse range of needs of individuals or groups from all parts of society who wish to come to a Centre with a Christian ethos. 4.4 To advance community development and civic responsibility through encouraging social interaction, providing Internet access to those who need to access social care and enabling public engagement with local politicians. 4.5 To participate in the promotion of religious and racial harmony. 4.6 To relieve poverty in the local community through running the local Foodbank, the Food Share scheme and other local initiatives such as our Community Garden. 4.7 To provide an emergency shelter for the local community in the event of a disaster. 4.8 To engage in activities fulfilling the Centre’s ethos “to show respect, consideration, and hospitality to all who work in the Centre and to all who visit, wherever they come from. It welcomes all as human beings loved by God, and it seeks to share His acceptance and care with everyone who comes through its doors.”

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving

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