Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

    ABRONHILL HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
    • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
    • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Data adjusted to reflect year end change
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/23
    Charitable activities
    Donations & Legacies
    Other Income
    Investment Income
    Total income £1,022,494 £985,087 £997,190 £1,011,042 £1,215,377
    Charitable activities spending
    Fundraising costs
    Other spending
    Total spending £875,898 £863,789 £969,149 £902,529 £6,250,372
    Surplus/deficit £146,596 £121,298 £28,041 £108,513 -£5,034,995
    Established: 22 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Other facilities management and maintenance
    Purposes
    • 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: North Lanarkshire
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems','People with a particular ethnic or racial origin','Other defined groups','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 Community Fund - Abronhill Post Office Feasibility Study
    £10,000 12/08/2021
    This grant will fund a feasibility study on the viability of a local community organisation operating the post office service in Abronhill which is currently planned for closure.
    Scottish Government - Abronhill Housing Association Limited
    £14,450 14/01/2021
    Detailed description not provided.

    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 05/04/2002, number: SC033116
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Unit 10, Abronhill Shopping Centre, Cumbernauld, G67 3AZ

    Objectives

    2. The objects of the Association are: 2.1 to provide for the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through the provision, construction, improvement and management of land and accommodation and the provision of care. and 2.2 any other purpose or object permitted under Section 24 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 which is charitable both for the purposes of Section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and also in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts. and 2.3 we will operate particularly but not exclusively in the area of Abronhill, Cumbernauld.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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