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

    LUNAR GYMNASTICS CLUB 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/05/18 31/05/19 31/05/20 31/05/21 31/05/22 31/05/23
    Charitable activities £174,715
    Donations & Legacies £2,700
    Other Income
    Investment Income £212
    Total income £125,107 £144,565 £160,611 £133,101 £283,568 £322,392
    Charitable activities spending £181,770
    Fundraising costs 43%
    Other spending
    Total spending £121,386 £130,563 £131,967 £141,717 £221,722 £319,298
    Surplus/deficit £3,721 £14,002 £28,644 -£8,616 £61,846 £3,094
    Established: 7 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Sports activities
    Purposes
    • The advancement of public participation in sport
    • 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
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: South Lanarkshire
    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 significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    County Durham Community Foundation£15,000
    Scottish Government£10,120
    Co-Operative Group£5,336
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Lunar Gymnastics Club
    £1,765 21/10/2023
    We'd like to buy partition curtaining to allow us to selectively heat individual zones of the 19,000 sq. ft facility, while maintaining the flexibility to utilise the size of the venue for events.
    County Durham Community Foundation - Disabled Access
    £15,000 15/12/2020
    Towards disabled access.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Lunar Gymnastics Club
    £3,571 24/10/2020
    We would like to improve our building so that it is water tight, enabling us to keep our equipment safe and dry.
    Scottish Government - Lunar Gymnastics Club
    £10,120 22/04/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Lanark Gymnastics Club
    £3,194 19/11/2018
    We would love to buy a new tumble track for our kids to progress further and for others to learn to bring them up to competition standard.

    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 02/06/2017, number: SC047478
    • Notes: Previous charity name Lanark Gymnastics Club from 02.06.2017 - 21.02.2018
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Block 1, Unit A, Gateside Industrial Estate, Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire, ML11 0JR

    Objectives

    The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation by the provision of facilities for gymnastics 4.2 To promote healthy lifestyles through access to gymnastics for people of all ages and levels of ability 4.3 To promote and encourage gymnastics as both a competitive and recreational sport within Clydesdale and the surrounding areas 4.4 To promote and encourage equal opportunities through the provision of sporting recreation for all

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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