Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All female board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

THE BIG SPACE - MELROSE LTD 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely female
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
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 £57,132 £62,953 £76,847 £61,521 £76,502 £56,506 £69,782
Total spending £50,172 £66,495 £69,328 £67,611 £83,691 £59,396 £59,396
Surplus/deficit £6,960 -£3,542 £7,519 -£6,090 -£7,189 -£2,890 £10,386
Established: 16 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Academic support
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • 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
  • Scottish Borders
Who it helps
  • Children or young people

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (3)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 44-47
  • SCOTT, Lisa
    Appointed: 2022
    Occupation: Acting Head Of School
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 27/03/2008, number: SC039457
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/06/2006, number: SC303566
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

, TD6 9SB

Objectives

To promote the care and education of children in need of care during out of school hours and school holidays, and to promote the provision of facilities for the recreation and other leisure time occupation of such children in the interests of social welfare with the object of improving their conditions of life, and To advance the education and training of persons providing such care and education recreational facilities.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
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