Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Return overdue: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -10 ?

BIGGAR ALBION FOUNDATION LIMITED 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • Latest return is overdue

Financial issues to consider:

  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
Financial Data
Period ending 31/01/17
Total income £77,336
Total spending £45,493
Surplus/deficit £31,843
Established: 23 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
Purposes
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Where it operates
  • UK and overseas, main operating location: South Lanarkshire
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
Foundation Scotland - Engraving machine
£2,000 05/12/2018
22
To purchase an engraving machine to create signs for the museum.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (4)
Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 50-67
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 23/02/2001, number: SC031203
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/01/2001, number: SC214838
Filing Record
1 returns made; AR17: 297 days late,
Main office

, ML12 6EJ

Objectives

To advance and promote the education of the general public, and in particular the inhabitants of Biggar and District, without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating voluntary organisations, local authorities and other bodies of whatever status together with the inhabitants in a common effort to establish a Museum, to be called the Albion Museum

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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