Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: -12

Support Score: 3

Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Very static board: -5
All male board: -3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -13

LANGHOLM AND DISTRICT DAY CENTRE FOR OLDER PEOPLE

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees
The Board is completely male
The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 36 years

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	£203,275	£188,763	£137,338	£170,192	£131,881	£132,391
Total spending	£107,603	£146,252	£168,572	£163,274	£164,919	£192,864
Surplus/deficit	£95,672	£42,511	-£31,234	£6,918	-£33,038	-£60,473

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Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of citizenship or community development

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Dumfries And Galloway

Who it helps

Older People
People with disabilities or health problems

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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Langholm Day Centre
£3,552	23/10/2021	We want to develop an outdoor area featuring seating and gardening for our elderly members.
Robertson Trust - The Manager’s salary
£30,000	19/09/2017	The Manager’s salary
National Lottery Community Fund - Langholm Daycentre 'Wheels Appeal'
£10,000	15/01/2010 12	The daycentre will use the grant to purchase a new adapted minibus which will benefit the 100 members that regularly attend the centre.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (3)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 73-81

CHRISTIE, Alexander
Appointed: 2016
Occupation: Retired

HAMMOND, John Harris
Appointed: 2004
Occupation: Ceramic Manufacturer Director

SCOTT, John Henry
Appointed: 2004
Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 07/09/1988, number: SC014753
Registered at Companies House on 08/09/2004, number: SC273066

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

C/O Langholm Day Centre, Charles Street, Langholm, DG13 0AA

Objectives

To promote the welfare of older people in a manner which now is or which in the future may be treated by law as charitable.

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