Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

INVERNESS ICE CENTRE LIMITED 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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 issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/08/17 31/08/18 31/08/19 31/08/20 31/08/21 31/08/22
Charitable activities £332,658 £427,377 £198,569 £99,180 £394,640
Donations & Legacies £48,379 £286,265
Other Income £753 £315 £51,439 £280
Investment Income £32,095 £37,956 £36,556 £43,743 £41,204
Total income £214,909 £419,311 £519,541 £337,214 £487,874 £568,325
Charitable activities spending £333,204 £393,191 £353,808 £398,161 £537,430
Fundraising costs 22% 18% 10% 12% 26%
Other spending
Total spending £211,370 £419,223 £480,086 £384,813 £447,208 £674,041
Surplus/deficit £3,539 £88 £39,455 -£47,599 £40,666 -£105,716
Established: 22 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Amusement and recreation services
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of public participation in sport
Where it operates
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Highland
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (9)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Directors: 43-70
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 14/08/2002, number: SC033343
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/07/2002, number: SC234673
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR18: 15 days late,
Main office

Inverness Ice Centre, Bught Drive, Inverness, IV3 5SR

Objectives

The objects of the company shall be to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Inverness and its environs without distinction of sex, sexuality, political, religious or other opinions by associating the local statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities, or assist in the provision of facilities, in the interest of social welfare for recreation and other leisure-time occupation so that their conditions of life may be improved.

Data Sources

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