Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 2

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 9

BIGGAR MUSEUM TRUST

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/12/17	31/12/18	31/12/19	31/12/20	31/12/21	31/12/22
Total income	£296,960	£196,987	£98,574	£94,178	£239,900	£221,809
Total spending	£224,049	£247,893	£164,000	£124,690	£146,488	£247,390
Surplus/deficit	£72,911	-£50,906	-£65,426	-£30,512	£93,412	-£25,581

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Established: 53 years

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

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Revitalisation of Holy Trinity Chapel, Lamington
£9,917	14/09/2022 2	To contribute to Phase 3 of the development of Holy Trinity Chapel, Lamington, a community asset
Foundation Scotland - Repair to Vestry area
£9,600	08/09/2017 3	To repair and restore the Vestry area.
Foundation Scotland - Installation of solar panels and insulation of stores
£7,997	08/09/2017 9	To install photo voltaic panels on the roof of the building and to insulate the external stores.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Lamington Committee of Biggar Museum Trust
£36,400	29/11/2016	Revitalisation of Holy Trinity Chapel Lamington Phase 2
Foundation Scotland - Salary Costs for part-time staff
£10,000	25/08/2016 12	To fund the salary for a new part-time member of curatorial staff to catalogue, record and digitise the collection and archive.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (10)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 37-75

BRADLEY, Sharon Chalmers
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Director

GOODFELLOW, Guy
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Director

GORDON, Catherine
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Director

GORDON, Lindsay Alice
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Director

LAVERY, Denis Francis
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: Director

MARSHALL, Peter
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Company Director

PORTEOUS, Gordon Mckenzie
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Retired

RIDDELL, Irene Odette
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Director

RIGG, Charles Letham
Appointed: 2011
Occupation: None

SEAWRIGHT, Anne
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 07/09/1971, number: SC003695
Registered at Companies House on 19/04/2011, number: SC398044

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

, ML12 6DH

Objectives

The objects for which the Company is established are the promotion of heritage and culture in the area of Biggar and beyond, and the advancement of education of such heritage and culture through the collection, preservation and display of various items and sites of historical, geological and archaeological knowledge and interest.

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