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

    CARE LOCHABER 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    Established: 17 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    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 £89,098 £112,706 £110,099 £123,359 £99,199 £102,929
    Total spending £79,463 £97,477 £136,039 £101,236 £88,027 £89,125
    Surplus/deficit £9,635 £15,229 -£25,940 £22,123 £11,172 £13,804
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems
    • Other charities or voluntary bodies
    Purposes
    • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Highland

    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
    National Lottery Community Fund - Get Together Again Events
    £3,856 18/01/2022
    This project will facilitate a series of monthly social events including transport to and from the venue for their elderly clients in order to reduce loneliness and isolation.
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £5,000 08/10/2021
    Community Tansport Scehem
    Robertson Trust - the running costs of Care Lochaber
    £16,000 14/12/2018
    the running costs of Care Lochaber
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £10,000 25/09/2018
    Community Car Scheme
    Robertson Trust - the running costs of Care Lochaber
    £8,000 21/11/2017
    the running costs of Care Lochaber
    Corra Foundation - HDA-16/159
    £4,000 07/04/2016
    towards the running costs of the car scheme

    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 15/01/2007, number: SC019863
    • Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 26 April 2013 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Care Lochaber SC019863 which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 15 January 2007
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Waverly House, Ground Floor High Street, Fort William, Fort William, Inverness-shire, PH33 6XX

    Objectives

    The organisation's purposes are: The relief of those in need in the Lochaber area by reason of age, illhealth, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage by enabling their independence, safety, health and wellbeing. To promote such other similar charitable purposes as may from time to time be determined.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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