Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 5

OPEN SCIO

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data

Period ending	31/03/24
Total income	£170,340
Total spending	£78,603
Surplus/deficit	£91,737

Established: 1 years

https://www.openshetland.co.uk

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of citizenship or community development

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Shetland Islands

Who it helps

Children or young people

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
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to OPEN
£200,000	19/07/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs for the first youth-led organisation in Shetland, which will pioneer new ways to improve systems and influence change in the community

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 13/07/2023, number: SC052681

Main office

Market House, 14 Market Street, Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0JP

Objectives

4 The organisation's purposes are: The advancement and promotion of youth-led community action, education, welfare and holistic development of young people, with a particular emphasis on young people aged 12-25 and living in Shetland.

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