Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Overall weighted support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

    BRORA AND DISTRICT ACTION GROUP-BADAG

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 30/04/18 30/04/19 30/04/20 30/04/21 30/04/22 30/04/23
    Total income £4,127 £27,467 £57,413 £98,753 £79,383 £158,828
    Total spending £4,833 £13,667 £57,387 £77,773 £89,489 £133,370
    Surplus/deficit -£706 £13,800 £26 £20,980 -£10,106 £25,458
    Established: 11 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • General Community services
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • 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','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • Highland
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    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 - Brora's Healthy School Holidays Project - SCOCOL
    £5,000 21/06/2023
    This group will use the funding to provide food vouchers to local children to help address food poverty concerns during the school holidays.
    Scottish Government - Brora and District Action Group-BaDAG
    £20,000 23/06/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Scottish Government - Brora & District Action Group
    £31,350 22/04/2020
    Detailed description not provided.

    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 25/04/2013, number: SC043968
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    7 Manse Park, Brora, Sutherland, KW9 6PT

    Objectives

    The organisation has been formed to benefit principally the community of Brora and District as defined by the postcodes at clause 11 with the following purposes: 4.1 The advancement of citizenship or community development which includes (i) the promotion of civic responsibility, volunteering and (ii) rural or urban regeneration 4.2 The prevention or relief of poverty, 4.3 The relief of those in need 4.4 The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science 4.5 Providing recreational facilities or organising recreational activities with the aim of improving the conditions of life for the people for whom the facilities or activities are mainly intended 4.6 The advancement of environmental protection or improvement

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving

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