Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

BERNERAY DEVELOPMENT GROUP

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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Data adjusted to reflect year end change
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/23
Total income £85 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total spending £216 £108 £108 £0 £114
Surplus/deficit -£131 -£108 -£108 £0 -£114
Established: 22 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of public participation in sport','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Where it operates
  • Western Isles
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • 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 (2)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 48-77
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 23/10/2002, number: SC034041
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/10/2002, number: SC238574
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR20: 65 days late,
Main office

Nurses Cottage, Backhill, Berneray, HS6 5BD

Objectives

To provide in the interests of social welfare, facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation available to the public at large in Berneray and surrounding area with a view to improving their conditions of life. To advance education and in particular to promote opportunities for learning for the benefit of the general public. To protect and/or preserve the environment for the benefit of the general public. To promote the advancement of education by the study of local history and by providing a base for research and display of historical photographs/documents. To relieve poverty particularly among the residents of the Island of Berneray and surrounding area. To promote Berneray and surrounding area trade and industry for the benefit of the general public. To promote, establish, operate and/or support other schemes and projects of a charitable nature for the benefit of the community of Berneray and surrounding area.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator

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