Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

    ROWLAND'S (SELKIRK) SCIO 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile recently
    Established: 27 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/07/18 31/07/19 31/07/20 31/07/21 31/07/22 31/07/23
    Total income £75,067 £98,572 £105,826 £87,652 £75,175 £59,559
    Total spending £60,027 £84,217 £100,295 £78,302 £75,373 £67,451
    Surplus/deficit £15,040 £14,355 £5,531 £9,350 -£198 -£7,892
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • 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
    • Scottish Borders
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people

    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
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Rowland's (Selkirk)
    £3,819 17/06/2020
    6
    COVID19 - The grant will fund additional staff hours and technical support for staff supporting 120 young people from low income families and isolated at home by Covid. They will communicate better, ....more
    OVO Foundation - OVO Gives Back - 2020-2021
    £10,000 02/06/2020
    This grant will support Rowlands continue Radio Rowlands which was developed in response to Covid19 and aims to connect young people throughout the Scottish borders.
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Rowland's (Selkirk)
    £60,375 23/10/2018
    36
    Two volunteering initiatives - a weekly community lunch club and a pop up shop - for young people in a rural area with limited opportunities. They will learn new skills, improve confidence and ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Find Your Voices
    £9,475 04/12/2017
    11
    This group will use the funding to develop their ‘Find Your Voices’ project which enables local young people to directly influence activities. The key strands of the project will involve ....more

    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 10/02/1997, number: SC025811
    • Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 19/02/2019 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (company number SC379827).
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Rowlands, 24-26 West Port, Selkirk, TD7 4DG

    Objectives

    The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 to advance the education of young people aged between 12 and 25 years of age, who live or work in Selkirk and surrounding settlements, by developing their physical and spiritual capacities so that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and of society, without distinction as to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, ability, faith, political or religious beliefs. 4.2 to improve the conditions of life for young people living in Selkirk and surrounding settlements by the provision of a leisure and recreational facility for the purpose of youth work.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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