Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -3

ISLAY & JURA SICK CHILDRENS FUND

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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:

Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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	£26,743	£2,756	£11,509	£9,885	£5,861	£3,890
Total spending	£5,152	£2,883	£3,666	£3,500	£2,410	£10,540
Surplus/deficit	£21,591	-£127	£7,843	£6,385	£3,451	-£6,650

Established: 40 years

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

Purposes

The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Argyll And Bute

Who it helps

Children or young people
People with disabilities or health problems

Who supports 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 01/06/1984, number: SC007384

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

, PA497UN

Objectives

1. To assist family’s of disabled and sick children resident on Islay or Jura by donating disabled aids or paying individual treatment for the child. 2. To assist in improving the quality of life of sick or disabled children by supporting children’s activities on Islay or Jura where appropriate.

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