Finance Score: -8

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 2

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -6

BALIVANICH COMMUNITY LEISURE AREA GROUP

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Financial issues to consider:

Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 21 years

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/01/18	31/01/19	31/01/20	31/01/21	31/01/22	31/01/23
Total income	£14,485	£55,996	£3,222	£5,764	£3,307	£11,028
Total spending	£518	£51,743	£24,109	£2,710	£5,656	£5,889
Surplus/deficit	£13,967	£4,253	-£20,887	£3,054	-£2,349	£5,139

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The advancement of health
The advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of public participation in sport','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Where it operates

Western Isles

Who it helps

Children or young people
Older People
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
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Balivanich Community Leisure Area Group
£2,000	10/12/2020	to cover the cost of picnic benches, a shed and recycling bins.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Balivanich Play Park
£3,446	24/10/2020	We are raising funds to purchase sports equipment, to ensure our community's easy access to sports.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Balivanich Community Leisure Area Group
£6,336	19/11/2018	We want to replace our play equipment and surfacing and improve the natural landscape of our park.
Robertson Trust - The Regeneration of the Balivanich Play Park
£10,000	01/06/2018	The Regeneration of the Balivanich Play Park
National Lottery Community Fund - Regeneration of the junior play park
£10,000	04/12/2017 12	This charity aims to advance social and recreational opportunities on the Isle of Benbecula. The funding will be used for the first phase in regenerating Balivanich Community Play Park.

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 08/05/2003, number: SC034437

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR21: 158 days late, AR20: 100 days late,

Main office

19 Tindill Place, Balivanich, Benbecula, HS7 5LE

Objectives

The objects of the Association shall be to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Benbecula and its environs without distinction of sex, sexuality, political, religious or other opinions by association 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.

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