Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

WEST LOTHIAN LEISURE  

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities £11,910,647 £13,296,646 £9,977,889 £6,294,816 £13,467,145
Donations & Legacies £62,644 £31,919 £28,342 £3,706
Other Income £443,161 £3,479,226 £2,466,570 £134,409
Investment Income £2,317 £6,971 £6,137 £3,683 £50,356
Total income £12,379,417 £13,778,697 £13,463,252 £8,793,411 £11,530,668 £13,655,616
Charitable activities spending £14,159,356 £14,582,543 £13,492,040 £9,123,753 £13,859,489
Fundraising costs
Other spending £146,000 £142,000 £183,000 £129,000 £137,000
Total spending £14,305,356 £14,724,543 £13,675,040 £9,252,753 £11,679,717 £13,996,489
Surplus/deficit -£1,925,939 -£945,846 -£211,788 -£459,342 -£149,049 -£340,873
Established: 26 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Sports activities
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of public participation in sport','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','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: West Lothian
Who it helps
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (7)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 43-68
  • CONN, Tom
    Appointed: 2020
    Occupation: Councillor
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 28/01/1998, number: SC027470
  • Notes: This company was incorporated on 17/08/2016 as a result of a conversion of West Lothian Leisure Ltd which was a Registered Society registered as a charity since 28/01/1998.
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/08/2016, number: SC543017
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Xcite Bathgate, Balbardie Park, Torphichen Road, Bathgate, EH48 4LA

Objectives

3.1 To advance the arts, heritage, culture and science. 3.2 To advance public participation in sport. 3.3 To provide recreational facilities, and organise recreational activities, with such facilities/activities being made available to members of the public at large, with the object of improving their conditions of life. 3.4 To advance education. 3.5 To advance citizenship and/or community development (which may include the promotion of civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector and/or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities). 3.6 To relieve those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 3.7 To advance such similar charitable purposes as the directors may consider appropriate from time to time.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
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