Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

    SOUTH LANARKSHIRE LEISURE AND CULTURE 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    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 £34,425,000 £34,095,000 £34,106,000 £14,093,000
    Donations & Legacies £31,000 £23,000 £24,687,000
    Other Income £1,274,000 £1,471,000
    Investment Income £15,000 £68,000 £32,000 £5,000
    Total income £36,002,000 £37,032,000 £37,078,000 £29,652 £33,137,000 £39,947,000
    Charitable activities spending £37,426,000 £40,621,000 £38,303,000 £44,284,000
    Fundraising costs 4% 4% 4% 465% 1% 2%
    Other spending £705,000
    Total spending £39,662,000 £42,162,000 £39,741,000 £33,424,000 £37,919,000 £44,724,000
    Surplus/deficit -£3,660,000 -£5,130,000 -£2,663,000 -£33,394,348 -£4,782,000 -£4,777,000
    Established: 22 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Sports activities
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of health
    • 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
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: South Lanarkshire
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    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
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture Ltd
    £68,000 28/07/2014
    "Local Heroes - The untold stories of The Cameronians in their own words!"

    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 27/11/2001, number: SC032549
    • Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 03 April 2023 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Company number: SC225702], company name: [SOUTH LANARKSHIRE LEISURE AND CULTURE LIMITED]).
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR21: 132 days late,
    Main office

    Floor 5, Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0EW

    Objectives

    The SCIO's purposes are: 4.1 To advance the arts, heritage, culture and science. 4.2 To advance public participation in sport. 4.3 To provide recreational facilities, and organise recreational activities with such facilities/activities being made available to members of the public at large with the object of improving their conditions of life. 4.4 To advance education. 4.5 To advance health. 4.6 To advance citizenship and/or community development (which may include the promotion of civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector and/or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities). 4.7 To relieve those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 4.8 To promote, establish, operate and/or support other similar schemes and projects which further charitable purposes. through the provision of services (including those entrusted to it by South Lanarkshire Council), which contribute to advancing well-being (primarily the wellbeing of residents of South Lanarkshire) including (i) the operation, management and development of galleries, museums and other facilities which provide public access to collections of works of art, antiquities and objects of scientific interest. (ii) the development and delivery of arts and cultural activities and events, artistic programmes, and educational projects. (iii) the operation, management and development of libraries and provision of library and archive services. (iv) the operation, management and development of indoor and outdoor sports facilities (including arrangements to facilitate access to such facilities by those on lower incomes or having special needs and to encourage wider pa1ticipation in healthy exercise). (v) the development and delivery of sports activities and events directed towards wider participation in sport. (vi) the development and de livery of community learning and adult learning initiatives. and (vii) the delivery of services focused on social renewal and the needs of young people.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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