Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

ACTIVE STIRLING LIMITED 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 17 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities £4,135,322 £4,422,751 £6,375,740 £4,324,508 £6,908,964
Donations & Legacies £327,732
Other Income £1,397,000 £1,745,485 £1,800,386
Investment Income £193 £1,116 £872 £77 £799
Total income £6,078,799 £6,359,826 £6,571,516 £6,124,971 £6,061,955 £6,974,418
Charitable activities spending £5,981,573 £6,649,467 £6,766,670 £5,745,924 £6,921,623
Fundraising costs 1% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0%
Other spending £26,038
Total spending £6,058,514 £6,694,161 £6,817,594 £5,760,565 £6,058,693 £6,955,296
Surplus/deficit £20,285 -£334,335 -£246,078 £364,406 £3,262 £19,122
Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • 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: Stirling
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems','People with a particular ethnic or racial origin','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies

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 - Bikes Without Barriers
£7,744 20/01/2020
6
The group will use the funding to provide people with disabilities with the opportunity to participate in cycling through weekly organised social cycles.
Spirit of 2012 - Inclusion through Activity
£42,151 10/10/2018
Early intervention, year long, behavioural change physical activity referral pathway for those with alcohol and substance misuse across Stirling. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Active Stirling
£8,000 08/08/2018
YOYP Stirling's Young Peoples' Health and Well-being day
Spirit of 2012 - Active Communities Stirling
£29,855 25/09/2015
Project supported older people in disadvantaged communities to become more active. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (11)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Directors: 40-78
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 23/11/2006, number: SC037632
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/03/2006, number: SC298585
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR21: 62 days late, AR20: 63 days late,
Main office

The PEAK, Stirling Sports Village, Forthside Way, Stirling, FK8 1QZ

Objectives

the advancement of public participation in sport. the advancement of citizenship or community involvement. and 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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