Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -12
Support Score: 3
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -12 ?

BANKS O' DEE SPORTS CLUB LTD 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending is declining
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/05/17 31/05/18 31/05/19 31/05/20 31/05/21 31/05/22 31/05/23
Charitable activities
Donations & Legacies £3,000 £3,000 £22,305 £125,560 £59,591
Other Income
Investment Income £68 £380 £613 £3,310
Total income £1,000,419 £887,588 £741,919 £612,593 £456,057 £711,032 £716,185
Charitable activities spending £945,798 £845,112 £760,774 £627,422 £697,446
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending £1,045,347 £945,798 £845,112 £760,774 £627,422 £741,989 £697,446
Surplus/deficit -£44,928 -£58,210 -£103,193 -£148,181 -£171,365 -£30,957 £18,739
Established: 27 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
Purposes
  • The advancement of health
  • The advancement of public participation in sport
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Aberdeen
Who it helps
  • 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
Scottish Government - Banks O' Dee Sports Club Ltd
£19,500 18/02/2021
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Banks O Dee Sports Club
£44,609 04/06/2020
Detailed description not provided.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (3)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 61-76
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 02/05/1997, number: SC026594
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/05/1997, number: SC175110
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Spain Park, Abbotswell Road, Aberdeen, AB12 3AB

Objectives

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Kincorth and of the south of the City of Aberdeen, ('the Area of Benefit') without distinction of political, religious or other opinions by associating the Local Authorities, voluntary organisations, sports clubs and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of. social welfare, for recreation, in the community and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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