Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

    GRANGEMOUTH OLD PEOPLES WELFARE COMMITTEE 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/17 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Total income £25,438 £23,800 £21,995 £32,286 £46,984 £24,543 £49,109
    Total spending £26,236 £23,700 £24,489 £26,196 £24,506 £25,971 £42,415
    Surplus/deficit -£798 £100 -£2,494 £6,090 £22,478 -£1,428 £6,694
    Established: 56 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Poverty relief
    Purposes
    • Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Falkirk
    Who it helps
    • Older People

    Who's supporting 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 - Talbot House Improvements
    £9,990 07/04/2022
    The group will use the funding to update security heating and fire systems as well as to purchase new furnishings.
    Corra Foundation - Enabling_Neighbourhoods_Fund-21/1122
    £2,500 05/05/2021
    towards the costs associated with delivering activities in your local community.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Grangemouth Old Peoples Welfare
    £8,920 11/05/2020
    10
    This group promote the welfare and provide support for older people in Grangemouth and the surrounding area. The project will allow them to make improvements to their premises and purchase new ....more

    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 19/01/1968, number: SC014001
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR20: 4 days late, AR18: 41 days late,
    Main office

    Talbot House, Talbot Street, Grangemouth, FK3 8HU

    Objectives

    To promote and assist the general good of all old people in the Burgh of Grangemouth by assisting the work of statutory authorities and voluntary organisations engaged in providing facilities for physical and mental recreation, developing physical improvement, furthering health, relieving poverty, distress or sickness or in pursuing any objects which now are or hereafter may be deemed by law to be charitable.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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