Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

BIGHEARTED SCOTLAND 

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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
Total income £42,721 £35,830 £38,262 £40,416 £32,476 £28,430
Total spending £41,566 £29,753 £37,810 £36,833 £26,770 £28,478
Surplus/deficit £1,155 £6,077 £452 £3,583 £5,706 -£48
Established: 30 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
GiG Classification
  • Financial or material assistance
Purposes
  • Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Where it operates
  • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
Who it helps
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (8)
Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 27-66
  • BROWN, Caitlin
    Appointed: 2023
    Occupation: Corporate & Partnership Fundraiser
  • ROE, Deborah
    Appointed: 2020
    Occupation: Director Of Fundraising
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 11/10/1994, number: SC023039
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/12/2010, number: SC390449
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

, EH3 8HE

Objectives

The Company is established for Charitable Purposes only with the intention of providing public benefit in Scotland and elsewhere.

Data Sources

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