Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

    COLONSAY VILLAGE HALL COMMITTEE

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
    • Income has been volatile recently
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22 31/12/23
    Total income £7,089 £5,121 £27,185 £39,703 £6,435 £4,350 £6,766
    Total spending £7,514 £9,933 £23,240 £36,307 £3,755 £6,446 £4,152
    Surplus/deficit -£425 -£4,812 £3,945 £3,396 £2,680 -£2,096 £2,614
    Established: 47 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • General Community services
    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
    Where it operates
    • Argyll And Bute
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following 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 - Village Hall Kitchen... Feeding Community Activities
    £10,000 03/11/2015
    12
    This group will use the funding for a new kitchen in their village hall.

    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 04/04/1978, number: SC011533
    • Notes: This charity is in the process of being wound up and will transfer all its assets and liabilities to SC051740 - Colonsay Village Hall (SCIO).
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    5 Glassard, Isle Of Colonsay, Argyll, PA61 7YN

    Objectives

    The buildings erected or to be erected on the said piece of ground (hereinafter referred to as 'the Trust subjects') are dedicated and shall be held by the Trustees and their successors during the currency of this Lease for the purposes of physical and mental training and recreation and social, moral and intellectual development through the medium of reading and, recreation rooms, library, lectures, classes, recreations and entertainments or otherwise as may be found expedient for the inhabitants of the Parish of Colonsay and Oransay in the County of Argyll without distinction of sex or of political religious or other opinions subject to the provisions of these presents.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving

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