Overall GiG Score: 6 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +8

    AYRSHIRE COMMUNITIES EDUCATION & SPORT 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
    Established: 18 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/17 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Total income £96,319 £87,671 £83,039 £53,533 £153,101 £187,032 £145,855
    Total spending £98,828 £92,901 £87,541 £52,563 £142,041 £202,336 £144,628
    Surplus/deficit -£2,509 -£5,230 -£4,502 £970 £11,060 -£15,304 £1,227
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • Other defined groups','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
    Purposes
    • 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
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: North Ayrshire
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

    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.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    National Lottery Community Fund£220,740
    Scottish Government£105,570
    BBC Children in Need£16,130
    Foundation Scotland£11,215
    DCMS£2,500
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - Coronation Celebration
    £9,930 29/03/2023
    This group based in Woodwynd Kilwinning will use the funding to bring their community together to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Ayrshire Communities Education and Sport
    £99,260 28/11/2022
    This group will use the funding to continue to employ a Development Officer who will deliver a range of project work in the Woodwynd community. Activities will include school holiday clubs the ....more
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ayrshire Communities Education and Sport
    £1,025 22/10/2022
    We would like to increase stock at our project to enable more members of the community to benefit from our support.
    Foundation Scotland - IT upgrade
    £1,348 30/03/2022
    To cover the cost of upgrading IT equipment
    National Lottery Community Fund - back to the future Diner
    £9,450 21/03/2022
    This grant will fund renovations to create a welcoming community café space at the Woodwynd Community Centre.
    Scottish Government - Ayrshire Communities Education & Sport
    £80,473 06/09/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    Foundation Scotland - Alcohol Awareness
    £1,200 25/08/2021
    To purchase equipment to deliver outdoor alcohol awareness sessions to young people.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Ayrshire Communities Education and Sport
    £4,717 03/12/2020
    The grant would contribute towards the cost of developing and operating a Community Pantry in the Woodwynd Community Centre, Kilwinning where local people can access healthy low cost food and other ....more
    Scottish Government - Ayrshire Communities Education & Sport
    £12,667 27/10/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Ayrshire Communities Education and Sport
    £2,500 17/06/2020
    6
    COVID19 - The grant will support 500 children and young people isolated at home because of Covid and living in deprived areas with activity packs and phone support. They will feel less alone and more ....more
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Ayrshire Communities Education and Sport
    £3,950 20/05/2020
    To enable Ayrshire Communities Education and Sport to develop the Neighbours Helping Neighbours programme aimed at helping families and senior citizens affected by the Covid-19 situation and ensure ....more
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £2,500 19/05/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    Scottish Government - Ayrshire Communities Education & Sport
    £6,430 12/05/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Kilwinning halloween festival
    £9,725 27/04/2020
    12
    This grant will fund a three-day Halloween festival for the whole town of Kilwinning to enjoy.
    Scottish Government - Ayrshire Communities Education and Sport
    £6,000 22/04/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Ayrshire Communities Education and Sport
    £13,630 20/03/2020
    36
    This project will run various after school activities and a school holiday programme for young people from areas of multiple deprivation in North Ayrshire. Children will be better able to manage ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Ayrshire Communities Education and Sport
    £92,375 27/01/2020
    36
    This group will run a range of activities for the benefit of the community in Woodwynd, Kilwinning in North Ayrshire. The project will continue to run school holiday clubs, a youth club, cooking ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Making Memories
    £9,975 27/04/2018
    11
    This group based in Kilwinning will use the funding to deliver a six week summer holiday programme of activities to children and young people aged from 6 to 12 years old. Activities will be fun, ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - ACES 4ward thinking
    £5,000 19/04/2017
    12
    INVIGOR8
    National Lottery Community Fund - Ayrshire Communities Education and Sport
    £150,000 09/03/2016
    36
    Ayrshire Communities Education and Sport
    Robertson Trust - Towards the salary costs of the Youth Worker
    £22,000 29/02/2016
    Towards the salary costs of the Youth Worker
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Ayrshire Communities Education & Sport
    £49,500 01/11/2013
    This project will improve the social skills and aspirations of young people disadvantaged by living in an area of deprivation by providing a range of fun activities outings and projects after school ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Summer stuff and nonsense
    £10,000 01/12/2011
    12
    This group will organise and deliver a programme of summer activities during the school holidays for children and young people living in the Woodwynd area of Kilwinning. This grant will be used to ....more
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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 18/09/2006, number: SC037477
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR20: 14 days late, AR19: 11 days late, AR18: 138 days late,
    Main office

    1 River Walk, Kilwinning, KA13 7EE

    Objectives

    (n) the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage (h) the advancement of public participation in sport (i) 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.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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