Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -10

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

1 Trustee: -5
Very static board: -5

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -10

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Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There is only 1 trustee
The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

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

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/07/16	31/07/18	31/07/19	31/07/20	31/07/21	31/07/22
Total income	£6,019	£0	£0	£0	£0	£667
Total spending	£10,529	£3,376	£733	£733	£4,233	£7,713
Surplus/deficit	-£4,510	-£3,376	-£733	-£733	-£4,233	-£7,046

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Established: 16 years

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion

Purposes

The advancement of citizenship or community development

Where it operates

Aberdeenshire

Who it helps

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?

Directors (1)

BAIRD, Pamela Marian
Appointed: 2008
Occupation: Furniture Retailer

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 22/07/2008, number: SC039748
Registered at Companies House on 04/07/2008, number: SC345312

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

, AB51 0AB

Objectives

To advance citizenship and communlty development by glvlng grants to be used for charitable purposes for the benefit of the communlty of Oldmeldrum and In particular provides opportunities for residents to participate fully In the llfe of their community.

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