Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

    AKONG RINPOCHE FOUNDATION 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Financial issues to consider:

    • On several occasions in recent years income has been 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 £1,842 £0 £0 £0 £0 £4
    Total spending £552 £464 £465 £449 £495 £496
    Surplus/deficit £1,290 -£464 -£465 -£449 -£495 -£492
    Established: 17 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
    • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Other welfare services
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • UK and overseas, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    Who supports them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 16/08/2007, number: SC038576
    • Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on the 16 December 2015 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Akong Rinpoche Foundation, which was an Unincorporated Association registered as a charity since 16 August 2007.
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR20: 228 days late,
    Main office

    , EH46 7AZ

    Objectives

    4.1 The relief of poverty and distress of those in necessitous circumstances by the provision of money, food, clothing and other essential support so that their conditions of life may be improved. 4.2 The advancement of education and in particular but not exclusively, the provision of educational facil ities and support for teachers and students. 4.3 The advancement of health and in particular but not exclusively, the provision of healthcare facilities and support for doctors, healthcare workers and patients. 4.4 The advancement of heritage, trad ition and culture and in particular, the support of Buddhist monasteries. 4.5 The protection and improvement of the environment.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
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