Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

SCOTTISH CURLING TRUST 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 17 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 30/09/17 30/09/18 30/09/19 30/09/20 30/09/21 30/09/22 30/09/23
Total income £92,168 £16,796 £99,301 £25,855 £5,057 £143,505 £16,898
Total spending £14,237 £16,712 £17,084 £42,089 £14,821 £58,205 £49,860
Surplus/deficit £77,931 £84 £82,217 -£16,234 -£9,764 £85,300 -£32,962
Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • 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
  • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems','Other defined groups','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
Robertson Trust - National Disability Curling Programme
£39,000 22/11/2016
National Disability Curling Programme

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (6)
Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 46-74
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 03/04/2007, number: SC038043
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/11/2006, number: SC312146
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Cairnie House, Ingliston Showground, Newbridge, EH28 8NB

Objectives

the advancement of public participation in sport. the advancement of education. the advancement of the arts, heritage and/or culture. the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational facilities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the public generally the relief of those in need by reason of disability or other disadvantage.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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