Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

    MARYCULTER DRIVING FOR THE DISABLED GROUP SCIO 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 30/09/17 30/09/18 30/09/19 30/09/20 30/09/21 30/09/22 30/09/23
    Total income £8,109 £11,443 £15,976 £5,590 £4,047 £6,840 £7,531
    Total spending £10,982 £8,441 £11,443 £6,420 £8,110 £14,483 £10,927
    Surplus/deficit -£2,873 £3,002 £4,533 -£830 -£4,063 -£7,643 -£3,396
    Established: 26 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Financial or material assistance
    Purposes
    • 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
    • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Aberdeenshire
    Who it helps
    • People with disabilities or health problems

    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
    Foundation Scotland - maintenance of horses
    £1,000 15/04/2015
    12
    to contribute towards the cost of horse shoeing, insurance and upkeep.

    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 30/11/1998, number: SC028630
    • Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 26 November 2012 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Maryculter Driving For The Disabled Group (SC028630), which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 30 November 1998.
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    , AB12 5GT

    Objectives

    The organisation's purpose is to promote the objects of the Riding for the Disabled Association incorporating Carriage Driving (Company No 5010395) a charity registered under Charity Number SC039473 ('the Company') by providing disabled people with the opportunity to ride and/or to carriage drive to benefit their health and well being in the Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen area.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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