Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Static board: -3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

BALLANTRAE RURAL INITIATIVE CARE IN THE COMMUNITY LIMITED 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 30/09/17 30/09/18 30/09/19 30/09/20 30/09/21 30/09/22
Charitable activities £595,304 £612,959 £563,070 £98,324
Donations & Legacies £140,953 £14,490 £14,676
Other Income £683 £2,832 £27,963 £5,100
Investment Income £10,540 £13,175 £14,065 £10,073
Total income £675,886 £832,578 £731,798 £677,724 £667,567 £667,426
Charitable activities spending £592,562 £601,929 £556,271 £575,965
Fundraising costs 1% 1% 1% 0% 0%
Other spending £20,914 £27,226 £26,999 £20,605
Total spending £561,457 £618,084 £634,710 £583,270 £600,306 £599,486
Surplus/deficit £114,429 £214,494 £97,088 £94,454 £67,261 £67,940
Established: 27 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
Purposes
  • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: South Ayrshire
Who it helps
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (5)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 61-87
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 02/01/1998, number: SC027489
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/01/1998, number: SC181899
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR21: 65 days late, AR20: 58 days late, AR19: 73 days late,
Main office

, KA26 0NB

Objectives

The charitable purposes of the Company are: To promote the relief of poverty, suffering, disease, sickness, infirmity, age, distress. To promote the welfare of the physically and mentally handicapped. To promote the advancement of education in personal care, knowledge and skills.

Data Sources

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