Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

URRAS EAGLAIS NA H-AOIDHE 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
Total income £11,249 £6,146 £14,688 £3,421 £39,176 £6,255
Total spending £22,338 £16,175 £19,925 £21,701 £20,737 £19,036
Surplus/deficit -£11,089 -£10,029 -£5,237 -£18,280 £18,439 -£12,781
Established: 23 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of religion
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Western Isles
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who's supporting 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
Corra Foundation - Enabling_Neighbourhoods_Fund-21/1715
£3,000 26/08/2021
Towards the costs associated with delivering activities in your local community.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Urras Eaglais na h-Aoidhe
£5,700 24/04/2017
Understanding Our Community's Past

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (14)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 56-85
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 11/01/2001, number: SC030892
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/01/2001, number: SC214629
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Innis Mara, Garrabost, Isle of Lewis, HS2 0PN

Objectives

The objects of the Charity are to safeguard, consolidate and carry out such works as may from time t6 time be necessary for the preservation of, St Columba's Church at Uidh, , Ai nish, Point, Isle of Lewis or Eaglais na-h' Aoidhe and the historic cemetery thereof, th n.by safeguarding and protecting an important example of the historical and architectural he itage of the Western Isles for the benefit of the public. and to enhance the physical and int llectual access of the general public to the Church and cemetery of St Columba's, Uidh.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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