Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 1

Spending falling: -1
but now stabilising: +1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -4

CAITHNESS GUIDES ASSOCIATION

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Financial issues to consider:

There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Data adjusted to reflect year end change

Period ending	31/07/18	31/07/19	31/07/20	30/06/21	30/06/22	30/06/23
Total income	£5,835	£9,672	£5,040	£1,667	£35	£1,509
Total spending	£7,309	£14,308	£798	£777	£792	£2,207
Surplus/deficit	-£1,474	-£4,636	£4,242	£890	-£757	-£698

Established: 30 years

www.girlguidingcaithness.org.uk

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Other education services

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of citizenship or community development

Where it operates

Highland

Who it helps

Children or young people

Who supports 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Girlguiding Caithness
£2,571	15/11/2019	We want to fund transport and admission to take all the girls for a weekend residential trip to an activity centre.
Foundation Scotland - camping trip
£145	24/05/2017 0	To contribute to the cost of a camping trip for 7 group members on the Black Isle.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Caithness Girlguiding Association
£2,000	20/04/2017 11	To fund the set up and hosting of a new website for the group.

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 08/07/1994, number: SC022672

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Guide Hall, Robert Dick Place, Thurso, Caithness, KW14 8BY

Objectives

The advancement of education.

Data Sources

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