Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 3
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

MARR AREA PARTNERSHIP 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
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 £79,645 £65,919 £65,919 £110,790 £84,606 £67,592
Total spending £85,728 £71,908 £71,908 £86,174 £68,209 £73,005
Surplus/deficit -£6,083 -£5,989 -£5,989 £24,616 £16,397 -£5,413
Established: 24 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Community services
Purposes
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Aberdeenshire
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
Scottish Government - Marr Area Partnership
£36,680 21/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (8)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 63-81
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 01/11/2000, number: SC031462
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/02/2011, number: SC393270
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR20: 7 days late,
Main office

, AB355QB

Objectives

To advance citizenship and community development amongst the diverse communities of the Administrative Area of Aberdeenshire known as Marr, or any successor thereto, to encourage and enable the sustainable development of their economic, environmental and social future.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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