Overall GiG Score: -1 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +4

    INVERNESS BLITZ 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
    Established: 18 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
    Total income £53,685 £53,685 £53,552 £63,159 £44,979 £37,419
    Total spending £49,454 £49,454 £46,330 £38,413 £41,401 £55,984
    Surplus/deficit £4,231 £4,231 £7,222 £24,746 £3,578 -£18,565
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    Purposes
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    • The advancement of public participation in sport
    Where it operates
    • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Highland

    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 Inverness Blitz
    £1,000 05/10/2023
    Donation from Gordon Brown Memorial Fund.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Inverness Blitz
    £1,000 19/08/2022
    Donation from Gordon Brown Memorial Fund (Revenue)
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Inverness Blitz
    £1,000 23/06/2022
    Donation from the Gordon Brown Memorial Fund.
    Foundation Scotland - Heads Up
    £4,995 04/05/2022
    To fund the purchase of 15 helmets and 15 sets of shoulder pads to allow young people to take part in American Football.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Inverness Blitz
    £945 16/03/2022
    Donation from Lifescan Scotland Ltd
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Inverness Blitz
    £1,000 02/09/2021
    Donation from the Gordon Brown Memorial Fund. For the Highland Wildcats.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Inverness Blitz
    £1,500 16/03/2020
    Donation from the Gordon Brown Memorial Fund, for the Highland Wildcats (young people and mental health).
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Inverness Blitz (known as Highland Wildcats)
    £30,000 08/08/2019
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    American football coaching, peer support, skills development sessions and volunteering for young people affected by living in communities with social and economic challenges. Young people will ....more
    Robertson Trust - Young Champions Programme
    £26,000 29/03/2018
    Young Champions Programme
    Robertson Trust - Young Champions Programme
    £13,000 21/03/2017
    Young Champions Programme
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    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 05/07/2006, number: SC037377
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    1 Whin Park, Inverness, IV3 8NQ

    Objectives

    To advance public participation in sport through the use of American Football (hereinafter referred to as 'the sport') To advance citizenship and community development through the use of American Football

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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