Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Static board: -3
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -8 ?

AYRSHIRE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE TRUST

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Data adjusted to reflect year end change
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/23
Total income £60 £2 £3 £1 £629
Total spending £400 £400 £400 £550 £300
Surplus/deficit -£340 -£398 -£397 -£549 £329
Established: 33 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
Purposes
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Where it operates
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: East Ayrshire
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Who it helps
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (10)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 53-77
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 10/12/1991, number: SC019782
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/12/1991, number: SC135494
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR20: 340 days late,
Main office

1 St Germain Street, Catrine, Mauchline, Ayrshire, KA5 6RG

Objectives

3. The objects for which the Trust is established are to promote and encourage, either on its own or in conjuncti:on with others, the maintenance and improvement of the amenity of the geographical area of Cumnock and Doon Valley, Cunninghame, Kilmarnock and Loudoun and Kyle and Carrick Districts, being the historical county of Ayrshire, the islands of Arran, Great Cumbrae, Little Cumbrae and associated smaller islands, and all hereinafter called 'Ayrshire. the protection and preservation of this area's landscape and historical and architectural heritage, by any means and, in particular, by the acquisition of such lands, land rights and bufldings within the area of historical, architectural, environmental or constructional interest as the trust may select for purpose of restoration and sale or lease, subject to legallly valid restrictions as will ensure preservation of such legally valid restrictions as will ensure preservation of such lands and buildings

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator

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