Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -13
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -17 ?

ADAM'S COMMUNITY TRUST 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/07/17 31/07/18 31/07/19 31/07/20 31/07/21 31/07/22
Total income £22,079 £12,297 £8,667 £15,580 £18,042 £6,489
Total spending £14,718 £5,351 £5,293 £18,990 £840 £3,795
Surplus/deficit £7,361 £6,946 £3,374 -£3,410 £17,202 £2,694
Established: 16 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Community services
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: South Lanarkshire
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (2)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 57-61
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 05/08/2008, number: SC039774
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/07/2008, number: SC346177
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR20: 40 days late,
Main office

, ML10 6AZ

Objectives

To promote the benefits of the inhabitants of the people of Strathaven and the surrounding area and in particular the advancement of enviromental protection or improvement, the advance education, the furtherance of health and relief of poverty, sickness and distress by managing and operating community based projects and other related services by. Promoting community activities Organising community based activities Co-Operating with other agencies and organisations in identifying and supporting community based projects in need of additional support and assistance,and Raising and distributing funds to finance pursuits, activities and projects in the furtherance of the objects.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
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