Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 1

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Very static board: -5
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -6

BARBARAVILLE IMPROVEMENT GROUP LTD

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	30/11/17	30/11/18	30/11/19	30/11/20	30/11/21	30/11/22
Total income	£162	£51	£2,179	£11,373	£4,609	£2,387
Total spending	£177	£188	£837	£2,560	£11,373	£3,116
Surplus/deficit	-£15	-£137	£1,342	£8,813	-£6,764	-£729

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Established: 24 years

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Amusement and recreation services, incl holidays

Purposes

The advancement of education

Where it operates

Highland

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

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
National Lottery Community Fund - BIG Playpark Renovations
£7,466	16/09/2020 9	This group will use the funding to refurbish and maintain their local play park in Barbraville.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (4)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 54-81

ANDERSON, Thomas Dunlop
Appointed: 2000
Occupation: Retired

HOLGATE, Louisa Laura
Appointed: 2000
Occupation: Housewife

MACKENZIE, Neil
Appointed: 2010
Occupation: Factory Worker

ROBERTS, Jacky
Appointed: 2010
Occupation: Merchandiser

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 03/11/2000, number: SC030932
Registered at Companies House on 03/11/2000, number: SC212569

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

, IV18 0NA

Objectives

(a) To advance the education of the public in Barbaraville and the surrounding district by the provision of facilities for recreation, play, learning and enhancement of the environment and (b) To relieve poverty amongst the inhabitants of Barbarav,lIe and the surrounding district.

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