Overall GiG Score: 6 ?
Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 10
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +10

LAIRG & DISTRICT LEARNING CENTRE 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 22 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 30/06/17 30/06/18 30/06/19 30/06/20 30/06/21 30/06/22
Total income £92,690 £153,388 £209,914 £168,115 £231,622 £149,294
Total spending £96,159 £141,413 £169,068 £154,060 £171,258 £195,457
Surplus/deficit -£3,469 £11,975 £40,846 £14,055 £60,364 -£46,163
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • Other defined groups','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Highland

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
Scottish Government£54,641
Foundation Scotland£48,759
Bòrd na Gàidhlig£19,410
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations£7,471
Fèisean nan Gàidheal£3,383
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Growing Gaelic
£9,000 21/02/2024
Through Growing Gaelic we will provide opportunites for people to engage with, use and learn Gaelic in Sutherland.  The project will include:- • In person and online Gaelic classes for adults. ....more
Foundation Scotland - LDLC Centre Manager
£20,000 29/01/2024
Funds towards the costs of the manager's salary for two years to increase hours to full time to insure the continued smooth running of the organisation and implementation of its long term net zero ....more
Fèisean nan Gàidheal - Maoineachadh airson pròiseact 'Seinn'
£3,383 28/11/2023
Maoineachadh airson pròiseact 'Seinn'
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Ionnsaich!
£4,500 15/02/2023
Ionnsaich! will provide opportunities for adults to learn Gaelic and use their Gaelic language in person and online. This includes a mix of beginners classes, intermediate classes, conversation ....more
Hands Up for Trad - Lairg Gaelic Gathering
£400 22/12/2022
Lairg Gaelic Gathering
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Gaelic Learning for Adults
£3,960 17/02/2022
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A' lìbhrigeadh clasaichean Gàidhlig do dh' inbhich anns an Luirg (agus air-loidhne) / Delivering Gaelic classes for adults in Lairg (and online)
Foundation Scotland - Contribution towards Manager's salary
£3,994 24/01/2022
To fund contribution to manager's salary.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Lairg & District Learning Centre
£3,205 03/06/2021
To run a Paddleboarding pilot group for girls aged 8-18 over the summer. The grant will cover: hire of stand-up paddleboards and wetsuits at £2,000, pump for the boards at £125, two changing ....more
Scottish Government - Lairg & District Learning Centre
£47,691 14/04/2021
Detailed description not provided.
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Gaelic Learning for Adults
£1,950 10/02/2021
A' ruith clasaichean Gàidhlig do mhuinntir Cataibh / Running Gaelic classes for Caithness residents
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Lairg & District Learning Centre
£4,060 18/11/2020
To contribute towards a series of weekly ?Winter Wellbeing? online health and well being themed sessions and activities including yoga, mindfulness, therapeutic writing and Nutrition and wellness ....more
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Lairg & District Learning Centre
£15,000 30/06/2020
To contribute towards the salary of the Manager for two years from July 2020.
Scottish Government - Lairg & District Learning Centre
£6,950 15/06/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Lairg & District Learning Centre
£2,500 24/04/2020
To contribute toward the salary of an administrator for one year commencing June 2020.
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - Skills for Life with Lairg Learning Centre
£7,471 12/12/2019
• WHAT – Improve the financial literacy, education, employability and digital skills of people impacted by welfare reform. • HOW - Deliver 18 group workshops and up to 20 one to one training ....more
Robertson Trust - The Manager's Salary
£30,000 24/01/2018
The Manager's Salary
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - Tomorrow's Tutors
£2,550 01/06/2017
The Tomorrow’s Tutors project will be delivered by Lairg Learning Centre and will seek to embed digital across their varied class timetable by training tutors in all subject areas in how digital ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (8)
Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 41-80
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 25/11/2001, number: SC033900
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/06/2010, number: SC381245
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Lairg & District Learning Centre, School House, Main Street, Lairg, Sutherland, IV27 4DD

Objectives

To advance the education of the residents of central Sutherland by providing or assisting in the provision of local facilities and resources for lifelong learning

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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