Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

    ARGYLL & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS REGIMENTAL TRUST

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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 £95,534 £59,378 £58,750 £27,476 £128,624 £25,253 £22,265
    Total spending £137,736 £573,150 £50,565 £189,199 £46,532 £50,613 £33,535
    Surplus/deficit -£42,202 -£513,772 £8,185 -£161,723 £82,092 -£25,360 -£11,270
    Established: 68 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
    • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
    GiG Classification
    • Provides financial or material assistance
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
    • The advancement of public participation in sport','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
    Where it operates
    • Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: Stirling
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems','Other defined groups

    Who supports them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 27/03/1957, number: SC012953
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Regimental Headquarters, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, The Castle, Esplanade, Stirling, FK8 1EH

    Objectives

    4.2 for any purposes which appear to them in their absolute discretion directed to the improvement, efficiency, benefit or welfare of the antecedent regiment of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders which was in existence prior to its amalgamation within the Royal Regiment of Scotland and now defined as The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, or any other battalion, regiment or unit of Her Majesty's Forces and Army Cadet Force, including any regular, territorial or reserve army, auxiliary or affiliated unit thereof which appears to the Trustees to be in whole or in part substantially a successor of the antecedent Regiment of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, should such a successor appear to the Trustees to have been created ('the Regiment') or any related charitable companies, institutions, associations, trusts or societies formed for objects similar to the objects set out hereto, including any regimental museum, museum trust or association for the benefit of the public at large. 4.3 to contribute to the provision of recreational facilities, or to the organisation of recreational activities, or to the relief of any person or persons who are in need of financial or welfare assistance and who are serving in or who have served in the Regiment or who are the dependants, widows, widowers or orphans of persons who are serving or who have served as aforesaid. 4.4 to form, establish, support, make grants to and to aid in the formation, establishment and support of any other charitable companies, institutions, associations, trusts or societies formed for objects similar to the objects set out hereto. 4.5 for the advancement of the education of the general public.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator

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