Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

ISLE OF GIGHA HERITAGE TRUST 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities £188,074 £216,757 £227,597 £227,959 £273,057
Donations & Legacies £65,888 £47,746 £35,891 £207,855 £760,348
Other Income £360,809 £216,147 £95,289 £2,099 £268,675
Investment Income £96 £43 £19
Total income £1,223,899 £1,166,154 £983,664 £889,455 £1,457,198 £2,091,257
Charitable activities spending £589,389 £452,899 £470,050 £593,779 £702,319
Fundraising costs 39% 45% 36% 18%
Other spending £32,504 £280,516
Total spending £962,307 £877,017 £787,605 £874,295 £909,626 £1,027,576
Surplus/deficit £261,592 £289,137 £196,059 £15,160 £547,572 £1,063,681
Established: 33 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Community services
Purposes
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • The advancement of environmental protection or improvement','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
  • Argyll And Bute
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Heritage Fund£228,100
Scottish Government£66,249
Foundation Scotland£2,200
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust
£2,200 20/01/2021
11
To contribute to the cost of purchasing two laptops and a tablet computer to ensure that employees of the Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust can work flexibly and remotely from home.
Scottish Government - The Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust (IGHT)
£55,249 30/04/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust
£11,000 20/04/2020
Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust
£228,100 05/03/2020
Gateway to Gigha

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 45-75
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 01/01/1992, number: SC032302
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/10/2001, number: SC224141
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR20: 253 days late,
Main office

Craft Workshop 1, Isle Of Gigha, Argyll, PA41 7AA

Objectives

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the Community, without distinction on grounds of race, political, religious , or other opinions, by associating with the local statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide, or assist in providing, facilities for recreation and other leisure-time occupation, following principles of sustainable development and in the interests of social welfare so that their conditions of life may be improved , where 'sustainable development' means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. To promote for the public benefit rural regeneration, following principles of sustainable development, where 'sustainable development' means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, in areas of social and economic deprivation within the Community. To advance the education of the Community about its environment, culture and/or history.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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