Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Volatile income -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

    MARGOT AND ANDREW TENNANT 1996 CHARITABLE TRUST

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 04/11/17 04/11/18 04/11/19 04/11/20 04/11/21 04/11/22 04/11/23
    Charitable activities
    Donations & Legacies £2,000,000 £1,281,901
    Other Income £323,909
    Investment Income £9,371 £67,406 £103,582
    Total income £24,559 £14,106 £17,016 £2,009,371 £1,349,307 £217,558 £427,491
    Charitable activities spending £35,800 £47,668 £89,000
    Fundraising costs 0% 1% INF%
    Other spending £338,425
    Total spending £24,518 £11,294 £11,429 £40,576 £65,929 £396,312 £446,586
    Surplus/deficit £41 £2,812 £5,587 £1,968,795 £1,283,378 -£178,754 -£19,095
    Established: 27 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
    GiG Classification
    • Provides financial or material assistance
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the advancement of animal welfare','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
    Where it operates
    • UK and overseas, main operating location: Moray
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
    • Other charities or voluntary bodies

    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 04/11/1997, number: SC027218
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR19: 30 days late,
    Main office

    103 High Street, Elgin, Moray, IV30 1EB

    Objectives

    1. The relief of poverty sickness and distress, the promotion of medical research and the dissemination of the results of such research to the public, the promotion of the arts, the advancement of education, the conservation and protection of the natural environment and endangered species both of plants and animals, the welfare of sick and neglected animals, and the provision of relief for the victims of war, natural and civil disasters 2. To benefit in any way such other charitable object or objects of charities registered in the United Kingdom and within the meaning of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 as the Trustees shall in their absolute discretion think fit to support or establish

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator

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