Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

    WILLIAM COULL ANDERSON TRUST 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 30/09/17 30/09/18 30/09/19 30/09/20 30/09/21 30/09/22 30/09/23
    Total income £161,772 £102,822 £125,625 £43,897 £36,287 £66,010 £47,967
    Total spending £155,446 £106,235 £119,402 £18,919 £52,425 £63,022 £59,409
    Surplus/deficit £6,326 -£3,413 £6,223 £24,978 -£16,138 £2,988 -£11,442
    Established: 57 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Listed activities
    • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
    GiG Classification
    • Financial or material assistance
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of health
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of public participation in sport','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
    Where it operates
    • Angus
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    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 05/01/1968, number: SC007433
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Thorntons Law LLP, Brothockbank House, Arbroath, DD11 1NE

    Objectives

    Such charitable purposes as shall benefit the Town and Citizens of Arbroath either by improving the amenities of the Town or assisting in the furtherance of the social and cultural activities of its citizens, the Trustees to have complete and absolute discretion in deciding how the Fund is to be utilised to this end, declaring that the Trustees shall have regard to the Local Corner of the Arbroath Public Library with particular reference to the preparation and keeping of genealogical and family records appertaining to Citizens of the town of Arbroath and to any museum which may be formed in conjuction with the buildings of the said Library.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
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