Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: -13
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • All male board: -3
  • Return overdue: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -20 ?

COWAL COMMUNITY SPORTS PROJECT 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age
  • Latest return is overdue

Financial issues to consider:

  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 27/03/18 27/03/19 27/03/20 27/03/21 27/03/22
Total income £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total spending £26 £26 £20 £13 £13
Surplus/deficit -£26 -£26 -£20 -£13 -£13
Established: 21 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Community services
Purposes
  • The advancement of health
  • The advancement of public participation in sport
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Argyll And Bute
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (3)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 69-86
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 27/03/2003, number: SC034288
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/03/2003, number: SC246678
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

, PA23 8LS

Objectives

The objects of the Company shall be to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Cowal 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 leisuetime occupation so that their conditions of life may be improved.

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