Overall GiG Score: 16 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

MINTLAW AND CENTRAL BUCHAN INITIATIVE 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 19 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/05/18 31/05/19 31/05/20 31/05/21 31/05/22
Charitable activities £323,690 £321,094 £340,508 £131,941
Donations & Legacies £127,554
Other Income £19,051
Investment Income
Total income £323,690 £321,094 £359,559 £259,495 £612,920
Charitable activities spending £276,058 £280,604 £279,206 £245,563
Fundraising costs 19%
Other spending
Total spending £276,058 £280,604 £279,206 £245,563 £520,871
Surplus/deficit £47,632 £40,490 £80,353 £13,932 £92,049
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Purposes
  • 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 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','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • Aberdeenshire

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 - Macbi Youthie
£10,000 28/09/2022
This group will use the funding to pay for sessional staff salaries so that they can continue to deliver the groups one-year old youth project in Mintlaw's leisure centre.
National Lottery Community Fund - Healthier Happier Youths!!
£9,880 21/09/2021
This group will employ a sessional youth worker to encourage young people to use a new chill-out space created in their sports centre.
Robertson Trust - Macbi Extension
£58,000 10/09/2019
Macbi Extension
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Space
£10,000 26/03/2014
12
The grant will re furbish the centre's new 'family space' which will provide on-site crèche and soft-play facilities for young children. The space will allow a place for children and parents to ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (6)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 31-85
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 13/05/2005, number: SC036725
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/05/2005, number: SC284782
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

Norjan, 36 South Street, Mintlaw, Peterhead, AB42 5EL

Objectives

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Mintlaw and Central Buchan 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 leisure-time occupation so that their conditions of life may be improved.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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