Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

    TOMINTOUL & GLENLIVET OUTDOOR BOWLING CLUB 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 30/11/17 30/11/18 30/11/19 30/11/20 30/11/21 30/11/22 30/11/23
    Total income £6,698 £12,909 £11,069 £21,275 £19,293 £27,610 £17,488
    Total spending £4,797 £8,609 £51,512 £4,047 £48,591 £27,978 £8,422
    Surplus/deficit £1,901 £4,300 -£40,443 £17,228 -£29,298 -£368 £9,066
    Established: 22 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Community services
    Purposes
    • 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
    Where it operates
    • Moray
    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.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Foundation Scotland£8,465
    Garfield Weston Foundation£4,000
    Corra Foundation£3,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Tomintoul and Glenlivet Outdoor Bowling Club
    £7,965 30/09/2021
    To replace five external clubhouse doors and 12 windows to improve energy efficiency and security and reduce maintenance requirements.
    Corra Foundation - Enabling_Neighbourhoods_Fund-21/1514
    £3,000 16/08/2021
    Towards the costs associated with delivering activities in your local community.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Tomintoul and Glenlivet Outdoor Bowling Club
    £500 18/03/2021
    The grant will allow for the purchase of a professional bowling lawn manual sweeper. This will maintain the new carpet that has been installed following the replacement of 21 year-old surface. This ....more
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £4,000 04/09/2020
    We need to replace and upgrasde our bowling club playing surface which is a carpet surface that has been in use for 21 years,. It's normal life is 15 years and given the environment in tomintoul, it ....more

    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 03/10/2002, number: SC033619
    • Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 21st July 2016 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Tomintoul and Glenlivet Outdoor Bowling Club (SC033619), which was an Unincorporated Association registered as a charity since 3rd October 2002.
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Ben Cruachan, Conglass Lane, Tomintoul, Ballindalloch, Moray, AB37 9HU

    Objectives

    The organisation's purposes are to: 4.1 encourage promotion and practice of the sport of bowling in Tomintoul 4.2 advance and provide the activity of bowling by managing and maintaining the bowling green and clubhouse ensuring it's long term sustainability.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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