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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

ADOPT-A-CHILD 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
Charitable activities £61,144 £68,517 £68,808 £111,236
Donations & Legacies £1,031,564 £975,036 £996,442
Other Income
Investment Income £75 £78 £60 £46
Total income £1,148,548 £1,092,783 £1,043,631 £1,065,310 £1,036,055 £981,872
Charitable activities spending £958,367 £915,013 £893,470 £813,955
Fundraising costs 11% 12% 14% 15% 17% 19%
Other spending
Total spending £1,139,017 £1,090,188 £1,056,416 £1,056,557 £1,052,720 £1,003,146
Surplus/deficit £9,531 £2,595 -£12,785 £8,753 -£16,665 -£21,274
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Established: 24 years

www.adopt-a-child.com

Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • International poverty relief
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of religion
  • The advancement of health
Where it operates
  • Overseas only, main operating location: Highland
Who it helps
  • Children or young people

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (9)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 39-75
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 21/12/1999, number: SC029685
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/12/1999, number: SC202663
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Culloden Centre, Keppoch Road, Culloden, Inverness, IV2 7LL

Objectives

The Company's objects are:- (a) The advancement of the Christian Religion (b) The relief of poverty and distress in children and their families, primarily but not exclusively in Guatemala and Albania by the operating of an 'Adopt a Child' scheme

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Scottish Charity Regulator
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