Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

    BANFF CASTLE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    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 £42,485 £46,705 £40,700 £55,473 £21,162 £26,114
    Total spending £55,714 £40,904 £42,861 £36,590 £28,238 £36,338
    Surplus/deficit -£13,229 £5,801 -£2,161 £18,883 -£7,076 -£10,224
    Established: 63 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It does none of these
    GiG Classification
    • Social clubs and similar
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of health
    • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','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: Aberdeenshire
    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? ?

    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 - Banff Castle Coronation Festival
    £10,000 23/03/2023
    The group will host a community coronation celebration in Banff Castle Aberdeenshire.

    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 09/05/1961, number: SC009962
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR19: 154 days late,
    Main office

    Banff Castle, Castle Street, Banff, Banffshire, Aberdeenshire, AB45 1DL

    Objectives

    The objects of the Association shall be: a) to promote the well being of the community resident in the Royal Burgh of Banff and its immediate neighbourhood by associating with local authorities, voluntary youth and adult organisations and residents in a common effort to further health, to advance education, to provide a meeting place facilities for physical and mental training and creation and social, moral and intellectual development and to foster a community spirit for the achievement of those and such other purposes as may by law be charitable. b) to establish, maintain and manage a Community Centre for activities promoted by the Association and its constituent members or otherwise approved by the Association in furtherance of the above objects or any of them.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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