Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 0

CRICHTON FOUNDATION

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Total income	£4,738	£156,067	£119,745	£88,565	£115,140	£119,736
Total spending	£133,201	£111,761	£129,079	£56,607	£85,137	£105,521
Surplus/deficit	-£128,463	£44,306	-£9,334	£31,958	£30,003	£14,215

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Established: 28 years

www.crichtonfoundation.org

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

GiG Classification

Colleges and universities

Purposes

The advancement of education
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

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Dumfries And Galloway

Who it helps

Children or young people
Older People
No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (6)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 62-80

HILL, Carol, Professor
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Retired

JARDINE, Mark Arthur James
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Funeral Celebrant

MCKERROW, Gordon Robertson
Appointed: 2014
Occupation: Retired

ROBERTS, David John, Professor
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Scientist

STEVENSON, Gavin Hugh
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Retired

WALLS, Andrew David Finlay
Appointed: 2010
Occupation: Retired Surgeon

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 26/03/1996, number: SC024589
Registered at Companies House on 30/06/2009, number: SC361942

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR20: 56 days late,

Main office

, DG1 4ZE

Objectives

The charitable purposes of the Foundation ('the Charitable Purposes') are: (a) to protect, preserve, manage, develop and to assist in the protection, management and development of: (i) buildings, land and sites of architectural, scenic or historic interest. and (ii) landscape, gardens and countryside. and (iii) historical and architectural heritage. relating to the site of the former Crichton Hospital in particular, and to other locations within Dumfries and Galloway which are or may become related to activities on the former Crichton Hospital site, to encourage and enable the public to use and enjoy the same. (b) to maintain, develop and assist and encourage in the funding, maintenance and development of the Crichton University Campus, Dumfries, and all or any of the academic institutions operating on the Campus from time to time and, generally, to provide, or assist in the provision of, facilities for the education, training, recreation and advancement of students attending courses of education at the Campus. (c) to carry out such other purposes for the advancement of education as the Trustees shall from time to time think fit including, without prejudice to the foregoing generality, the provision, and assisting with the provision of education of whatever type by providing, assisting, forming and encouraging reputable educational or training establishments or places whether at the Crichton University Campus, elsewhere in the United Kingdom or outwith the United Kingdom.