Overall GiG Score: -3 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +2

    STAIR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

    Financial issues to consider:

    • 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
    Established: 29 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 £45,647 £128,267 £38,742 £15,608 £13,920 £19,856
    Total spending £38,201 £114,166 £34,200 £14,710 £16,550 £36,498
    Surplus/deficit £7,446 £14,101 £4,542 £898 -£2,630 -£16,642
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
    Purposes
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    • The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: East Ayrshire

    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
    National Lottery Community Fund - Video Conferencing equipment
    £5,101 26/10/2020
    4
    The group will use the funding to installing a video conferencing facility in its centre. This will benefit community groups in the local area.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Car Park
    £10,000 16/12/2019
    4
    This group will use the funding to repair and renew their car park which is currently crumbling and prone to flooding. This will benefit residents of small rural communities in and around Stair, ....more
    Robertson Trust - Stair Community Centre Refurbishment
    £15,000 21/11/2017
    Stair Community Centre Refurbishment

    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 11/08/1995, number: SC023898
    • Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 07/02/2013 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC023898 Stair Community Association, which was an Unincorporated Association registered as charity since 11/08/1995.
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Kinmount, Stair, Mauchline, Ayrshire, KA5 5JE

    Objectives

    4.1 To provide recreational facilities by the provision of a community centre available for use by the local community and members of the public at large. 4.2 To advance community development by organising recreational activities at the community centre for the local community and members of the public at large.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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