Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

    MACMERRY MINERS CHARITABLE SOCIETY 

    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

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years
    • Income has been volatile recently
    Established: 31 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/01/18 31/01/19 31/01/20 31/01/21 31/01/22 31/01/23
    Total income £9,001 £21,618 £31,774 £40,845 £14,760 £17,632
    Total spending £13,915 £10,237 £15,827 £34,364 £15,379 £7,044
    Surplus/deficit -£4,914 £11,381 £15,947 £6,481 -£619 £10,588
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Purposes
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    Where it operates
    • East Lothian
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    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 - The New Heating System
    £3,000 31/07/2019
    The New Heating System
    National Lottery Community Fund - Upgrading Heating System
    £10,000 04/07/2019
    12
    This group will upgrade the heating system of the Miners' Welfare Club where a wide range of community activities take place.

    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 31/01/1993, number: SC021013
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR21: 69 days late, AR20: 428 days late, AR19: 15 days late,
    Main office

    13 Main Street, EH33 1QF

    Objectives

    The Objects of the Society are to provide facilities for such forms of recreation and other leisure-time occupation as are conducive to the improvement of the conditions of living of the inhabitants of MacMerry and the neighbourhood thereof within the Society's sphere of operations as defined from time to time and in particular (but not exclusively) such of the inhabitants as are members of the Mining Community provided that nothing herein contained shall authorise the application of the Property to purposes which are not in law charitable. The Society shall not be identified with any party or sect.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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