Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -8 ?

OCEANALLOVER 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years
  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Data adjusted to reflect year end change
Period ending 31/03/17 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/23
Total income £70,347 £129,156 £165,030 £144,766 £100,065 £157,658
Total spending £103,352 £121,173 £113,726 £199,088 £54,291 £158,168
Surplus/deficit -£33,005 £7,983 £51,304 -£54,322 £45,774 -£510
Established: 27 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Community services
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Where it operates
  • UK and overseas, main operating location: Dumfries And Galloway
Who it helps
  • 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: 51-70
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 04/02/1997, number: SC025747
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/02/1997, number: SC172033
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR21: 24 days late, AR20: 21 days late, AR19: 1 days late, AR18: 6 days late,
Main office

, DG3 4JD

Objectives

To promote, maintain, improve and advance the education of children, young people, adults particularly by the encouragement of arts.

Data Sources

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