Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +0
    Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

    BIGGAR PRIMARY SCHOOL PTA 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Spending is declining
    • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
    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 £6,517 £4,334 £1,920 £1,901 £1,107 £3,399
    Total spending £6,312 £3,049 £618 £532 £3,624 £3,536
    Surplus/deficit £205 £1,285 £1,302 £1,369 -£2,517 -£137
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • School support organisations
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    • 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','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
    Where it operates
    • South Lanarkshire
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people

    Who supports 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
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Biggar Primary
    £2,616 29/11/2017
    We want to buy specialised equipment to enhance the school productions that we offer to the school and local community.

    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 11/01/2006, number: SC037129
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    , ML12 6EQ

    Objectives

    To advance the education of the pupils attending Biggar Primary School by providing or assisting in the provision of facilities for education at the school (not normally provided by the Local Education Authority).

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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