Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

OBAN & LORN RIDING FOR THE DISABLED GROUP 

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:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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
Total income £22,833 £26,201 £16,439 £3,426 £4,170 £2,777
Total spending £23,939 £24,207 £22,751 £6,470 £6,070 £2,908
Surplus/deficit -£1,106 £1,994 -£6,312 -£3,044 -£1,900 -£131
Established: 26 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of public participation in sport','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Argyll And Bute
Who it helps
  • People with disabilities or health problems

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (6)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 38-86
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 04/11/1998, number: SC028649
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/10/2002, number: SC237675
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR21: 64 days late, AR20: 65 days late,
Main office

, PA34 4QA

Objectives

To promote the objects of the riding for the Disabled Association incorporating Carriage Driving a charity registered under Charity Number 244108 ('the Association') by providing disabled people with the opportunity to ride and/or to carriage drive to benefit thier health and well being in the Oban and Lorn area.

Data Sources

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