Overall GiG Score: -3 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1

PRIOR COMMUNITIES LTD 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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 30/09/18 30/09/19 30/09/20 30/09/21 30/09/22
Total income £5,015 £7,454 £13,323 £9,587 £4,423
Total spending £5 £12,464 £10,763 £8,122 £8,992
Surplus/deficit £5,010 -£5,010 £2,560 £1,465 -£4,569
What it does
  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Other defined groups
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: West Lothian
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Robertson Trust - The Schools Co-ordinator
£15,000 27/06/2018
The Schools Co-ordinator

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (3)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 70-79
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 01/06/2007, number: SC038295
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/05/2007, number: SC323549
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

2A Shiel Walk, Almondbank Centre, Craigshill, Livingston, EH54 5EH

Objectives

To further the advancement of. education of the public in matters relating to financial management and responsibility, savings and 'debt control.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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