Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 6

ACHARACLE COMMUNITY COMPANY

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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
Total income	£51,058	£39,595	£32,018	£35,905	£105,749	£22,443
Total spending	£51,537	£59,371	£42,045	£40,717	£72,919	£24,919
Surplus/deficit	-£479	-£19,776	-£10,027	-£4,812	£32,830	-£2,476

Download accounts

Established: 22 years

https://www.acharacle.org.uk

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Community services

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
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 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

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Highland

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 Community Fund - Acharacle Play Park Redevelopment
£7,494	15/03/2022	This group will use the funding to develop the local play park with new play equipment.
National Lottery Community Fund - Acharacle Community Centre - New Leaf Project
£42,167	15/02/2022	This group will use the funding to transform the centre which has recently come under new community ownership. The centre is well used and supports a great number of vital services clubs and groups ....more This group will use the funding to transform the centre which has recently come under new community ownership. The centre is well used and supports a great number of vital services clubs and groups run by local volunteers.
Scottish Government - Acharacle Community Company
£6,570	19/05/2020	Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - covid help
£6,758	06/05/2020 12	This group will use the funding to provide a deliver & collection service and a helpline for those most impacted by COVID-19 in Acharacle.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 34-70

CAMERON, David John
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Distillery Opperator

CAMERON, Fiona Mairianne
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Teacher

CAMERON, Tracy Jayne
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Childminder

FINEGOLD, Graham Mark
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Strategic Hr & Equalities Lead

KING, Gillian Mary
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Retired

MACGILLIVRAY, Helen
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Primary Teacher

MACMILLAN, Karen Louise
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 09/07/2002, number: SC033393
Registered at Companies House on 27/03/2001, number: SC217376

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Acharacle Community Centre, Morrison Place, Acharacle, PH36 4JJ

Objectives

(1) To manage community land and associated assets for the benefit of the Community and the public in general as an important part of the protection of Scotland's natural environment. and (2) To promote for the public benefit rural regeneration, in areas of social and economic deprivation within the Community by all of any of the following means:- (a) The advancement of community development (including the advancement of rural regeneration) principally within the Community. (b) The advancement of education. (c) The advancement of citizenship. (d) The advancement of environmental protection or improvement. (e) The maintenance, improvement and provision of public amenities. (f) The provision of recreational facilities and / 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. (g) The advancement of arts, heritage, culture or science. (h) The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. (i) The prevention and/or relief of poverty. (j) The relief of unemployment. (k) The creation of training and employment opportunities for unemployed people by the provision of workspace, buildings and / or land for use on favourable terms. (l) The provision of housing for those who are in conditions in need and the improvement of housing in the public sector or in charitable ownership provided that such power shall not extend to relieving any local authorities or other bodies of a statutory duty to provide or improve housing. (m) The preservation of buildings or sites of historic or architectural importance. and (n) The provision of public health facilities and child-care. But only to the extent that the above purposes are consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development.

Data Sources