Overall GiG Score: 8 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2

GARVALD HOME FARM LTD 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender
Established: 36 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/08/17 31/08/18 31/08/19 31/08/20 31/08/21 31/08/22
Charitable activities £553,561 £565,910 £492,914 £501,187 £502,178
Donations & Legacies £1,216 £240 £2,526
Other Income
Investment Income £47 £116 £130 £11 £79
Total income £415,908 £554,824 £566,266 £493,044 £503,724 £584,402
Charitable activities spending £412,701 £432,808 £478,677 £512,469 £527,306
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending £417,808 £412,701 £432,808 £478,677 £512,469 £527,306
Surplus/deficit -£1,900 £142,123 £133,458 £14,367 -£8,745 £57,096
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • People with disabilities or health problems
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Scottish Borders

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
Robertson Trust - Galvanising Garvald
£52,000 13/12/2017
Galvanising Garvald

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (6)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 38-86
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 08/01/1988, number: SC015243
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/01/1988, number: SC108570
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR19: 61 days late,
Main office

Garvald Home Farm, Dolphinton, West Linton, Peebleshire, EH46 7HJ

Objectives

To promote the education, care, and training of emotionally disturbed and mentally or physically handicapped young persons and adults and for that purpose to establish, equip and carry on curative educational and training institutions and also boarding houses, sheltered workshops and accommodation facilities for the use of teachers, young persons and adults in need of care and others connected with such undertakings.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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