Finance Score: -15

Governance Score: -13

Support Score: 0

Accounts overdue -5
Dormant: -10
No PartB

1 Trustee: -5
Very static board: -5
Return overdue: -3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -28

JAMES BOSWELL FOUNDATION

Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There is only 1 trustee
The Board composition appears to be very static
Latest return is overdue

Financial issues to consider:

Latest accounts are overdue for filing
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
This charity appears to be dormant

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Data adjusted to reflect year end change

Period ending	30/09/18	30/09/21	30/09/22
Total income	£0	£0	£0
Total spending	£0	£0	£0
Surplus/deficit	£0	£0	£0

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Established: 23 years

This Charity appears to be dormant

Listed activities

It does none of these

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of citizenship or community development
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Where it operates

UK and overseas, main operating location: East Ayrshire

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (1)

BOSWELL, James Alexander Douglas
Appointed: 2001
Occupation: Farmer

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 07/09/2001, number: SC032185
Registered at Companies House on 07/09/2001, number: SC222984

Filing Record

1 returns made; all on time

Main office

Auchinleck Estate, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, KA18 2LR

Objectives

To preserve for the benefit of future generations the historic Auchinleck House and property together with letters, artifacts, paintings and others belonging to the family of James Boswell.

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