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

    AIRD COMMUNITY TRUST 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

    Financial issues to consider:

    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/08/17 31/08/18 31/08/19 31/08/20 31/08/21 31/08/22 31/08/23
    Total income £19,932 £23,411 £19,397 £76,781 £20,553 £20,977 £66,804
    Total spending £20,670 £36,707 £17,489 £43,046 £32,142 £59,459 £24,769
    Surplus/deficit -£738 -£13,296 £1,908 £33,735 -£11,589 -£38,482 £42,035
    Established: 33 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Financial or material assistance
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • 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','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
    • 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
    Scottish Government - Kirkhill Community Centre SCIO
    £25,000 20/04/2020
    Detailed description not provided.

    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 01/01/1992, number: SC012797
    • Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 20/03/2015 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Kirkhill District Amenities Association which was an Unincorporated Association registered as a charity since 01/01/1992. Previous charity name Kirkhill Community Centre from the registered date to 31 August 2020. Aird Community Trust (formerly known as Kirkhill Community Centre) SC012797 has accepted the assets and liabilities of Kirkhill and Bunchrew Community Trust SC029389 which was dissolved on 31/08/2020 as a result of an Application to Transfer its Undertaking under section 61 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Lean-Na-Creige, Lentran, Inverness, IV3 8RL

    Objectives

    The Trust’s purposes are to improve the conditions of life of the residents of Kirkhill and Bunchrew Community Council area, Cabrich and Clunes (hereinafter called “the Area”) by providing for: 4.1 The prevention or relief of poverty. 4.2 The advancement of education. 4.3 The advancement of health. 4.4 The advancement of citizenship or community development. 4.5 The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. 4.6 The advancement of public participation in sport. 4.7 The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities. 4.8 The advancement of environmental protection or improvement. 4.9 The relief of those in need.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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