Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

HALKIRK COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 30/06/17 30/06/18 30/06/19 30/06/20 30/06/21 30/06/22 30/06/23
Total income £9,798 £1,051 £1,100 £1,527 £1,354 £1,375 £2,150
Total spending £11,425 £260,014 £8,895 £8,151 £8,424 £6,906 £6,664
Surplus/deficit -£1,627 -£258,963 -£7,795 -£6,624 -£7,070 -£5,531 -£4,514
Established: 19 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health
  • 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
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Highland
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
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','Other charities or voluntary bodies

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: 57-77
  • MACKAY, Ian
    Appointed: 2022
    Occupation: Self Employed Joiner
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 24/11/2005, number: SC037033
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/06/2005, number: SC286036
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR20: 39 days late,
Main office

Macleod & MacCallum, 28 Queensgate, Inverness, IV1 1YN

Objectives

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Halkirk 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 leisure-time occupation so that their conditions of life may be improved. In furtherance of the above objects but not otherwise the Company shall have power:- (a) to purchase or by any other means acquire and take options over any property whatever and any rights or privileges of any kind over or in respect of any property. (b) to improve, manage, construct, repair, develop, exchange, let on lease or otherwise, mortgage, charge, sell, dispose of, turn to account, grant licenses, options, rights and privileges in respect of, or otherwise deal with all or any part of the property rights of the Company.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator

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