Overall GiG Score: 4 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +4

    ABBEYFIELD BALLACHULISH SOCIETY LTD 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    Established: 41 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 30/09/17 30/09/18 30/09/19 30/09/20 30/09/21 30/09/22
    Charitable activities £1,281,964 £1,295,561 £1,385,034 £1,414,607 £1,673,547
    Donations & Legacies £51,004 £4,577 £3,716 £2,117
    Other Income £15,299 £31,596 £121,168 £87,078
    Investment Income £81 £507 £476 £35 £267
    Total income £1,243,170 £1,333,049 £1,315,944 £1,420,822 £1,537,927 £1,811,734
    Charitable activities spending £1,184,127 £1,238,251 £1,311,979 £1,492,305 £1,616,107
    Fundraising costs
    Other spending
    Total spending £1,170,678 £1,184,127 £1,238,251 £1,311,979 £1,492,305 £1,616,107
    Surplus/deficit £72,492 £148,922 £77,693 £108,843 £45,622 £195,627
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Older People
    Purposes
    • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • Highland
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    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.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    The Clothworkers Foundation£40,000
    Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
    Co-Operative Group£4,019
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Abbeyfield, Ballachulish
    £1,676 22/10/2022
    We can help our residents and community by giving them access to the benefits of gardening and growing produce. This stimulates the mind and offers the opportunity to give to others.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Abbeyfield Ballachulish
    £2,342 23/10/2021
    We would like to buy equipment for our greenhouse so that our clients and service users will be able to access this space, enabling them to enjoy the enrichment and pleasure that gardening gives.
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £30,000 19/03/2021
    Conversion of Sheltered Housing
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Abbeyfield Ballachulish Society Ltd
    £40,000 14/07/2020
    refurbishment of housing for a charity that works with older people in Highland
    RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Activities Officer
    £22,300 29/11/2017
    Appointment of Activities Officer to design a programme of stimulating activities for elderly clients the majority of whom have dementia. The programme will ensure the best quality of life for ....more
    RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Activities Officer
    £10,700 30/11/2016
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    The appointment of an Activities Officer for three years.
    Robertson Trust - The salary costs of the Activities Officer
    £25,500 30/06/2016
    The salary costs of the Activities Officer
    Tudor Trust - Grant to Abbeyfield Ballachulish Society
    £30,000 25/04/2013
    towards six specialist dementia rooms for a care centre in Argyll, Scotland
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    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 23/11/1982, number: SC015946
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Moncrieff House, 10 Moncrieff Street, Paisley, PA3 2BE

    Objectives

    The Charitable Purposes of the Society are to carry on for the benefit of the community the provision and management of housing, accommodation or assistance for the relief of older persons suffering from disabilities of old age or otherwise being in need.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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