Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 4

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: -2

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION SCOTLAND DUFFTOWN & DISTRICT

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Financial issues to consider:

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

Established: 23 years

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/10/17	31/10/18	31/10/19	31/10/20	31/10/21	31/10/22	31/10/23
Total income	£3,456	£3,106	£42,279	£4,796	£3,309	£3,309	£841
Total spending	£2,362	£2,353	£18,078	£29,736	£337	£336	£5,201
Surplus/deficit	£1,094	£753	£24,201	-£24,940	£2,972	£2,973	-£4,360

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The advancement of citizenship or community development
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of public participation in sport','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','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes

Where it operates

Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: Aberdeenshire

Who it helps

Older People
People with disabilities or health problems
Other defined groups','Other charities or voluntary bodies

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
Foundation Scotland - Replacement windows and doors to building
£10,347	27/09/2022	To upgrade doors and windows to improve energy efficiency and help maintain the fabric of the building for continued use as a key community facility.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Royal British Legion Scotland Dufftown & District
£12,500	25/02/2021	To fund kitchen refurbishment to improve the safety and functionality of the facility.
Robertson Trust - The Kitchen and Toilet Refurbishment
£3,000	31/05/2019	The Kitchen and Toilet Refurbishment

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 11/04/2001, number: SC031397

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

50 Balvenie St, Dufftown, -, AB55 4AS

Objectives

The charitable purposes of RBLS are: - 4.1.1 The prevention or relief of poverty amongst men or women who have at any time honourably served with any branch of the naval, military and air forces of the Crown (whether Regular or Reserve). Royal Observer Corps and members of HM Coastguard. the Merchant Navy. the Forces of Allied Nations. the Women’s Land Army. the Women’s Timber Corps. Bevin Boys, members of the War Widows Association or Adult Cadet Instructors and their spouses, partners and dependants, hereinafter referred to as “ex-Service men and women”. 4.1.2 The advancement of citizenship and community development by the encouragement of co-operation between ex-Service men and women and others supporting the objects of RBLS through the establishment of Branches, by promoting and encouraging volunteering and the principle of service to others and by perpetuating and honouring the memory of those who died in the service of their country through the education of the public and through acts of remembrance. 4.1.3 The relief of ex-Service men and women in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 4.1.4 The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science by the promotion of music, including the music of pipe bands and military bands and the encouragement of participation in music by young people. by preserving war memorials and by promoting and parading ceremonial colours as a tribute to those ex-Service men and women who have died in the service of their country and as a symbol of belief in our common culture. 4.1.5 The advancement of public participation in sport. 4.1.6 The provision of recreational facilities and the organisation of recreational activities with the object of improving the conditions of life for ex-service men and women in particular and for members of the public generally. and 4.1.7 Any other purposes that reasonably may be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes.

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