Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

    ARGYLL AND LOCHABER RDA DRIVING GROUP 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Total income £17,807 £7,250 £6,209 £6,197 £11,624 £2,770
    Total spending £15,363 £10,193 £3,558 £8,977 £4,806 £5,786
    Surplus/deficit £2,444 -£2,943 £2,651 -£2,780 £6,818 -£3,016
    Established: 17 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Financial or material assistance
    Purposes
    • 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: Argyll And Bute
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems

    Who supports 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 - Driving for Change – Carriage Driving in Argyll to 2025
    £2,500 21/03/2017
    Driving for Change – Carriage Driving in Argyll to 2025
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Argyll RDA Driving Group (SCIO)
    £2,000 05/10/2016
    3
    to contribute towards purchasing a Fenix Freedom Wheelchair Carriage and Semi Ambulant Seat.

    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 27/06/2007, number: SC038417
    • Notes: The SCIO was incorporated on 30 March 2012 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Argyll RDA Driving Group SC038417, which was an Unincorporated Association registered as a charity since 27 June 2007
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    , PH33 6AJ

    Objectives

    The organisation’s purpose is to promote the objects of the Riding for the Disabled Association incorporating Carriage Driving (Company No 5010395) a charity registered under Charity Number SC039473 (“the Company”) by providing disabled people with the opportunity to ride and/or to carriage drive to benefit their health and wellbeing in the North Argyll and Lochaber area.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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