Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

    GOVERNORS OF DOLLAR ACADEMY TRUST 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/07/17 31/07/18 31/07/19 31/07/20 31/07/21 31/07/22 31/07/23
    Charitable activities £14,610,470 £15,765,967 £16,181,333 £17,027,213 £19,121,809 £20,725,719
    Donations & Legacies £213,320 £37,829 £464,180 £1,803,613 £3,095,717
    Other Income
    Investment Income £125,135 £149,233 £135,976 £97,678 £127,647 £357,768
    Total income £13,740,241 £14,988,285 £15,991,009 £16,827,782 £18,954,762 £19,918,529 £24,232,149
    Charitable activities spending £14,644,693 £16,277,948 £16,671,489 £17,165,069 £19,303,388 £20,877,984
    Fundraising costs 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
    Other spending
    Total spending £13,881,272 £14,667,504 £16,302,292 £16,697,884 £17,192,827 £19,331,720 £20,911,071
    Surplus/deficit -£141,031 £320,781 -£311,283 £129,898 £1,761,935 £586,809 £3,321,078
    Established: 100 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • School support organisations
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    Where it operates
    • UK and overseas, main operating location: Clackmannanshire
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people

    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 27/11/1924, number: SC009888
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    23 West Burnside, Dollar, Clackmannanshire, FK14 7DX

    Objectives

    The Governing Body shall continue: 27.1 to provide, equip, furnish, maintain, administer and conduct within the existing buildings of Dollar Academy and/or such other buildings as the Governing Body shall think proper situated in or near the Parish of Dollar a school or schools for children which shall be known as Dollar Academy. 27.2 to provide education and training to any persons electronically. 27.3 to provide and maintain a library, playing fields, and any other ancillary facilities for sports and recreation for use by the school. when not required for use by the school the Governing Body may, subject to any conditions which it considers appropriate, permit use of such of the school buildings, library, playing fields, sports and recreation facilities and ancillary facilities as it may consider appropriate, by members of the public, all at such times as the Governing Body may appoint, being times at which said use will not interfere with the use of the school by pupils attending the school. 27.4 to advance heritage by the preservation and maintenance of the school's landscape and listed buildings. 27.5 to advance citizenship and community development through such means as the Governing Body decide are appropriate, which include the encouragement of voluntary activity, fund raising activities and by supporting other voluntary organisations and charities by encouraging the involvement of staff and pupils in their activities.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
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