Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

BARCAPEL FOUNDATION LIMITED 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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 £110,473 £91,592 £88,213 £55,463 £52,763 £63,579
Total spending £555,076 £503,585 £535,562 £207,296 £360,395 £429,104
Surplus/deficit -£444,603 -£411,993 -£447,349 -£151,833 -£307,632 -£365,525
Established: 63 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • 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 relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: North Ayrshire
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (5)
Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 27-61
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 12/09/1961, number: SC009211
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/09/1961, number: SC036795
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

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Objectives

‘The company’s objects are: To advance education. To advance citizenship, particularly among young people. To advance health. To relieve poverty. To advance the arts, heritage, culture and science. and To relieve those in need by reason of disability.’

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
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