Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
  • Return overdue: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -13 ?

FRIENDS OF BAXTER PARK

Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Data adjusted to reflect year end change
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/22
Total income £223 £21 £500 £1
Total spending £4,432 £871 £288 £20
Surplus/deficit -£4,209 -£850 £212 -£19
Established: 19 years
Scottish Charity Regulator
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
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','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 advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Dundee City
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems','People with a particular ethnic or racial origin','Other defined groups','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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Multi Use Games Area - Baxters Park
£187,232 25/03/2014
24
This one year project will provide much needed green space and recreation opportunities for the community surrounding Baxter park. Activities will include the installation of a Multi Use Games Area ....more

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 12/05/2005, number: SC037064
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

G/R, 16 Baxter Park Terrace, Dundee, DD4 6NW

Objectives

(a) To promote the preservation, maintenance and improvement of Baxter Park for the benefit of the public by associating the local authorities and inhabitants in a common effort to provide such facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objects of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants. (b) To promote the conservation of the natural plant, animal and bird life in the park. (c) To advance the education of the public in the history and natural history of the park. The Association shall be non-party in politics and non-sectarian in religion.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving

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