Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 2

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -1

FRIENDS OF THE ARGYLL PAPERS

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/08/17	31/08/18	31/08/19	31/08/20	31/08/21	31/08/22	31/08/23
Total income	£2,773	£3,073	£4,605	£13,150	£38,101	£50,465	£30,379
Total spending	£1,372	£703	£3,254	£242	£8,446	£68,636	£29,576
Surplus/deficit	£1,401	£2,370	£1,351	£12,908	£29,655	-£18,171	£803

Established: 9 years

www.friendsoftheargyllpapers.org.uk

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Where it operates

Argyll And Bute

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
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Tìr Ìseal nan Òrain
£5,000	16/12/2021	A' cruinneachadh is a' comharrachadh sgeulachdan Gàidhlig bho eilean Tiriodh is gan taisbeanadh tro film, ceòl is òrain / Collecting and celebrating Gaelic stories from Tiree and displaying them ....more A' cruinneachadh is a' comharrachadh sgeulachdan Gàidhlig bho eilean Tiriodh is gan taisbeanadh tro film, ceòl is òrain / Collecting and celebrating Gaelic stories from Tiree and displaying them through film, music and song

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 24/07/2015, number: SC045835

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

c/o Argyll Estates, Cherry Park, Inveraray, Argyll, PA32 8XE

Objectives

The association's objects are: (a) Promoting, supporting, assisting and improving the Argyll Papers at Inveraray Castle through the activity of a group of Friends. (b) The advancement of education. (c) The advancement of the arts, heritage and culture.

Data Sources

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