Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

HILLSWICK WILDLIFE SANCTUARY TRUST 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
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 £54,235 £57,997 £86,335 £308,048 £188,745 £54,248
Total spending £59,608 £54,604 £56,375 £261,788 £89,228 £50,336
Surplus/deficit -£5,373 £3,393 £29,960 £46,260 £99,517 £3,912
Established: 31 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Animal sanctuaries and shelters
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health
  • The advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the advancement of animal welfare','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Shetland Islands
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

Age Range of Directors: 34-76
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 05/02/1993, number: SC020979
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/03/1999, number: SC194024
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

, ZE2 9RW

Objectives

The objects of the HWSA will be to relieve the suffering and distress of seals, otters and other mammals and to assist other bodies to study and monitor the behaviour and population of seals, otters and other mammals in the interests of Shetland's wildlife.

Data Sources

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