Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

    ABERFOYLE MEMORIAL HALL 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years
    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/17 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Total income £8,184 £42,127 £23,157 £21,497 £59,879 £55,888 £12,803
    Total spending £8,400 £37,142 £23,682 £20,412 £44,392 £69,994 £22,314
    Surplus/deficit -£216 £4,985 -£525 £1,085 £15,487 -£14,106 -£9,511
    Established: 28 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It does none of these
    GiG Classification
    • Community services
    Purposes
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    Where it operates
    • Stirling
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • 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
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Aberfoyle Memorial Hall - Gardens & Community Larder
    £2,121 23/10/2021
    We would like to provide a community growing space that would bring people together outdoors to share knowledge and skills, and help build a sustainable food community.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Aberfoyle Welcome Home and Memorial Trust
    £2,693 15/11/2019
    We want to improve the heating of Aberfoyle Memorial Hall, making it more sustainable, effective, and fuel and cost efficient.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Aberfoyle Memorial Hall
    £2,831 19/11/2018
    We plan to improve the condition, comfort and usability of our hall including an upgrade of the insulation and heating system.

    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 02/02/1996, number: SC024460
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR21: 64 days late, AR20: 167 days late, AR19: 128 days late, AR18: 67 days late, AR17: 174 days late,
    Main office

    35 Limecraig Avenue, Aberfoyle, Stirling, FK8 3ST

    Objectives

    The hall is to be used for the purpose of physical and mental training, and recreational, and social, moral and intellectual development, entertainment, or otherwise as may be found expedient for the inhabitants of Aberfoyle and its vicinity, without distinction of sex, or of political, religious or other opinions.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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