Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 1

Spending falling: -1
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -3

BIGGAR & DISTRICT CIVIC SOCIETY

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Financial issues to consider:

Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/07/17	31/07/18	31/07/19	31/07/20	31/07/21	31/07/22	31/07/23
Total income	£6,128	£779	£9,703	£21,173	£1,467	£484	£475
Total spending	£442	£296	£1,494	£33,641	£1,339	£356	£400
Surplus/deficit	£5,686	£483	£8,209	-£12,468	£128	£128	£75

Established: 30 years

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

Purposes

The advancement of citizenship or community development
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
The advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Where it operates

More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: South Lanarkshire

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

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
Foundation Scotland - Signage Upgrades
£9,140	13/03/2019 3	To contribute to the costs of replacing four notice boards, three maps and to refurbish 15 other non-statutory signposts in Biggar.

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 24/10/1994, number: SC023120

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR19: 69 days late, AR17: 184 days late,

Main office

, ML12 6ZD

Objectives

The objects of the society shall be to promote and encourage the following objects, by charitable means but not otherwise: a) To stimulate public interest in, and care for, the beauty, history and character of the area of the town and its surroundings. b) To encourage the preservation, development and improvement of features of general public amenity or historic interest. c)To encourage high standards of architecture and town planning in Biggar and the surrounding district. d) To pursue these ends by means of meetings, exhibitions, lectures, publications, competitions, conferences and publicity, and the promotion of other schemes of a charitable nature.

Data Sources