Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

ISAAC S MACKIE TRUST LTD

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Total income £18,945 £19,263 £16,394 £21,861 £22,255 £21,911
Total spending £11,147 £14,988 £13,969 £9,447 £10,771 £12,217
Surplus/deficit £7,798 £4,275 £2,425 £12,414 £11,484 £9,694
Established: 54 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
GiG Classification
  • Provides financial or material assistance
Purposes
  • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • Fife
Who it helps
  • Older People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (8)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 46-80
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 24/07/1970, number: SC002868
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/07/1970, number: SC047773
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Salisbury Cottage, Williamsburgh, Elie, KY9 1BA

Objectives

The objects of the Company are:- (a) To give charitable assistance to the aged, the poor and the sick, primarily resident in Earlsferry, Fife, or elsewhere in Scotland. (b) To acquire by purchase or otherwise, the J.B. Mackie Home and convert it into an institution should such an acquisition be considered a sound and economical proposition for the implementation of the above stated purpose. (c) To acquire by purchase or otherwise or to build a home or homes or dwelling houses in Elie or Earlsferry or in the neighbourhood thereof for the implementation of the above stated purpose. (d) To sell, feu, lease or excamb or otherwise grant the use of any land, buildings, rights or privileges or other assets and property of the Company, heritable or moveable, or any part thereof, and to grant conveyances, feu rights, leases and all other deeds as necessary for the fulfilment of these objects. (e) To co-operate with any local authority, public body, association or any other body of an uncommercial character having interests similar to the objects of the Company.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator

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