Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

    ABERLADY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
    • 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 was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/05/17 31/05/18 31/05/19 31/05/20 31/05/21 31/05/22 31/05/23
    Total income £22,691 £25,307 £24,450 £30,353 £19,684 £34,026 £33,163
    Total spending £13,314 £14,744 £15,837 £22,624 £9,247 £16,702 £47,172
    Surplus/deficit £9,377 £10,563 £8,613 £7,729 £10,437 £17,324 -£14,009
    Established: 72 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Social clubs and similar
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • 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 human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • East Lothian
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • 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
    National Lottery Community Fund - The Big Community Coronation Lunch
    £770 06/04/2023
    This group will use the funding to hold a street party to celebrate the King's Coronation.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 18/06/1952, number: SC008764
    • Notes: This charity intends to wind up and transfer its assets and liabilities to Aberlady Community Association (SCIO) - SC053151 which is a SCIO
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    6, Gosford Park, Aberlady, East Lothian, EH320DD

    Objectives

    To promote the well being of the inhabitants of Aberlady and environments without distinctions of political, religious or other opinions. By Associating the local authorities concerned, voluntary organisations and residents in a common effort to further improvements in health, to advance education, to provide a meeting place and facilities for physical and mental training and recreations. social, moral and intellectual development. to foster a community spirit for the achievement of these and other such objects as may by law be deemed to be charitable. To secure the establishment of a community centre/and operate with the local Statutory Authority in the maintenance and management of the centre, for activities in furtherance of the above objects or any of them. The association shall be non party in politics and non sectarian in religion.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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