Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 2

FRIENDS OF THE CRUICKSHANK BOTANIC GARDEN

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/12/17	31/12/18	31/12/19	31/12/20	31/12/21	31/12/22	31/12/23
Total income	£6,045	£8,710	£5,001	£3,320	£299,861	£6,883	£56,086
Total spending	£2,119	£1,376	£1,224	£765	£1,386	£3,804	£5,722
Surplus/deficit	£3,926	£7,334	£3,777	£2,555	£298,475	£3,079	£50,364

Established: 41 years

www.fcbgaberdeen.org.uk

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

GiG Classification

Land or water management

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
The advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Where it operates

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

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 02/11/1983, number: SC004350

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

, AB24 3UU

Objectives

To bring together all those interested in the well-being of the Cruickshank Botanic Garden. To further the development of the garden by all appropriate means, including fund-raising. To support the aims of the original bequest by providing a public lecture programme and other educational activities.

Data Sources

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