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 ?

    AYRSHIRE ECHO

    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 and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Total income £2,191 £1,483 £1,906 £813 £101 £87
    Total spending £1,343 £2,966 £2,623 £1,282 £820 £918
    Surplus/deficit £848 -£1,483 -£717 -£469 -£719 -£831
    Established: 41 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Services for people with disabilities
    Purposes
    • Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
    Where it operates
    • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: South Ayrshire
    Who it helps
    • People with disabilities or health problems

    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 19/04/1983, number: SC014507
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    23 Dongola Road, Ayr, KA7 3BJ

    Objectives

    The object of the Association is to relieve the blind, or the partially blind, or those labouring under some temporary or permanent incapacity or disability which makes reading a strain, by the provision of recorded material and associated equipment. In furtherance of this object, but not otherwise, the Association through its Committee shall have the following powers:- (a) To take and accept any gifts of property, whether subject to any special trusts or not. (b) To raise funds and to invite and receive contributions from any person or persons whatsoever by way of subscription, donation and otherwise. provided that the Committee shall not undertake any permanent trading activities in raising funds for the said object. (c) To do all such other things as shall further the object of the Association.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator

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