Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 3

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -2

MEETING PLACE

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 17 years

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	30/06/17	30/06/18	30/06/19	30/06/20	30/06/21	30/06/22	30/06/23
Total income	£77,093	£36,072	£31,420	£34,914	£50,157	£47,983	£38,280
Total spending	£83,157	£61,339	£37,532	£33,600	£39,904	£53,515	£42,903
Surplus/deficit	-£6,064	-£25,267	-£6,112	£1,314	£10,253	-£5,532	-£4,623

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of citizenship or community development
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: Highland

Who it helps

People with disabilities or health problems

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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to the meeting place
£1,022	21/10/2023	We hope to support and empower adults with additional needs to create a social enterprise at our project 'the meeting place', which will help them to work in groups and learn the skills involved.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Meeting Place
£2,213	23/10/2021	We would like to provide new carpets and furnishings to make The Meeting Place more welcoming for our adult learners and young people from the community when we are able to reopen.
Scottish Government - Meeting Place
£22,026	24/02/2021	Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - the meeting place
£10,610	06/04/2020	Detailed description not provided.
Robertson Trust - The salary costs of the Trainee Project Manager
£6,000	31/03/2019	The salary costs of the Trainee Project Manager
Robertson Trust - The Meeting Place - Moray
£33,000	31/10/2015	The Meeting Place - Moray

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 23/04/2007, number: SC038122

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Meeting Place, The Cabins, SCY Centre grounds, Keppoch Road, Culloden, IV2 7LL

Objectives

(i) provide a social and educational provision for learning disabled adults (ii) promote inclusion and empowerment'

Data Sources

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