Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

CAITHNESS AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/10/17 31/10/18 31/10/19 31/10/20 31/10/21 31/10/22
Total income £69,429 £85,145 £81,558 £533 £186 £86,834
Total spending £68,786 £72,949 £78,280 £18,583 £8,134 £82,250
Surplus/deficit £643 £12,196 £3,278 -£18,050 -£7,948 £4,584
Established: 33 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Community services
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • The advancement of animal welfare
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Highland
Who it helps
  • 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
Foundation Scotland - Caithness Show - 2023 to 2025
£2,500 11/05/2023
24
To contribute to the cost of running the 2023 Caithness Show.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (14)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 13/14 persons

Age Range of Directors: 28-54
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 01/01/1992, number: SC010186
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/03/2006, number: SC299076
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

, KW14 7QR

Objectives

To promote for the benefit of the public agriculture and rural industries in Caithness and in furtherance therof.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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