Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 2

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 6

COMANN EACHDRAIDH LIOS MOR

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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	£28,342	£47,058	£50,398	£59,867	£38,241	£43,390
Total spending	£51,797	£65,323	£69,680	£36,136	£58,771	£52,188
Surplus/deficit	-£23,455	-£18,265	-£19,282	£23,731	-£20,530	-£8,798

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Established: 30 years

https://www.lismoregaelicheritagecentre.org.uk

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of citizenship or community development
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Where it operates

Argyll And Bute

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 - Taproot Festival Winter Sessions
£580	31/10/2022 3	To fund subsidised tickets and travel for winter concert series serving Lismore and Appin communities.
Scottish Government - Comann Eachdraidh Lios Mor
£6,328	15/04/2020	Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Comann Eachdraidh Lios Mor
£8,200	18/12/2017	Tracing the Celtic Church on Lismore
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Comann Eachdraidh Lios Mor
£22,100	02/10/2014	Valuing the medieval heritage of the Isle of Lismore

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (10)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Directors: 40-78

BAKER, Jennifer Mairi
Appointed: 2016
Occupation: Writer

BREINGAN, Douglas Clayton
Appointed: 2014
Occupation: Museum Tecnician

CLARKE, Ailsa Elizabeth Kyaw
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Teacher

CLARKE, David Christopher
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Teacher

CROSS, Arthur Hector
Appointed: 2016
Occupation: Crofter,Agricultural Contractor

FERGUSON, Morag Young
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Business Manager

HAWORTH, Susan Clare
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Guest House Owner

MCDONALD, Memory Elizabeth
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Secretary( Family Business)

ODLING, Noelle Elsie
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Retired

ROBERTSON, Michael John
Appointed: 2016
Occupation: Solicitor (Retired)

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 15/12/1994, number: SC023503
Registered at Companies House on 31/07/2002, number: SC234832

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

, PA34 4LU

Objectives

The Company has been formed to benefit the community of the Island of Lismore ('the Community'), with the primary Object of advancing the education of the public about the history, heritage and culture of the Island. Its operating area covers post codes PA34 5U(G, H, J, L, N, Q). Where appropriate, the Company will manage Community land and associated assets for the benefit of the Community and the public in general as an important part of the protection and sustainable development of the island Community and Scotland's natural environment, where 'sustainable development' means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future Qenerations to meet their own needs.

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