Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 7

COHOUSING SCOTLAND

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	30/09/18	30/09/19	30/09/20	30/09/21	30/09/22
Total income	£414	£19,056	£680	£350	£5,803
Total spending	£536	£6,971	£13,021	£355	£5,424
Surplus/deficit	-£122	£12,085	-£12,341	-£5	£379

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Established: 17 years

cohousing.scot

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

Purposes

The advancement of education

Where it operates

Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: Fife

Who it helps

Older People
No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

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
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Cohousing Scotland
£2,000	02/05/2015 13	to contribute towards core costs.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 45-85

CAMPBELL, Deirdre Anne
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Admin Assistant

KIRKWOOD, Catherine Elizabeth
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Meter Reader And Gardener

MACPHAIL, Norman Cameron
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Housing Advisor

MCALLISTER, Georgina Elizabeth Mein
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Clinical Scientist

MORTON, Thomas Andrew Baird
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Architect

SOMERVELL, David Robert
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Retired

WHITELAW, Margaret Mcleish
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 25/09/2007, number: SC038745
Registered at Companies House on 05/09/2007, number: SC330445

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

, KW17 2SW

Objectives

To advance education with regard to the development and operation of co-housing projects and the social benefits which can be achieved through a co-housing approach, and with particular reference to its application in addressing the special housing needs of older persons. and in furtherance of that aim, to establish and support pilot projects which demonstrate and test the practical application of co-housing schemes.

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