Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

BREASCLETE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 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 30/11/17 30/11/18 30/11/19 30/11/20 30/11/21 30/11/22
Total income £80,954 £61,519 £36,041 £44,819 £31,777 £61,469
Total spending £79,736 £127,707 £33,475 £64,660 £69,922 £86,274
Surplus/deficit £1,218 -£66,188 £2,566 -£19,841 -£38,145 -£24,805
Established: 52 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
  • Social clubs and similar
Purposes
  • 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 advancement of public participation in sport','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
Where it operates
  • Western Isles
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older 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 - Breasclete Community Playarea / Eco Garden
£225,545 31/01/2014
24
Breasclete Community Playarea / Eco Garden
Foundation Scotland - Breasclete Community Association
£5,000 05/10/2010
To purchase various items of gym equipment for the health and fitness suite.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (13)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/13 persons

Age Range of Directors: 40-73
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 11/12/1972, number: SC010214
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/11/2001, number: SC225858
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR19: 5 days late,
Main office

, HS2 9ED

Objectives

The objects of the Company are: (i) To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Breasclete and its environs without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions by associating with the local statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education, to provide facilities, in the interest of social welfare for recreation and other leisure-time occupation so that their conditions of life may be improved. and (ii) To secure the establishment, maintenance and management of a Community Centre (hereinafter called 'The Centre') for activities promoted by the company and its members in furtherance of the above objects or any of them.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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