Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

CARBOST PIER LTD 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/05/18 31/05/19 31/05/20 31/05/21 31/05/22 31/05/23
Total income £11,581 £17,080 £12,076 £4,959 £8,238 £37,312
Total spending £19,820 £22,383 £21,244 £19,363 £21,610 £23,292
Surplus/deficit -£8,239 -£5,303 -£9,168 -£14,404 -£13,372 £14,020
Established: 15 years
(17 years as a company)
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
Purposes
  • 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
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Highland
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems','Other defined groups','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 (7)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 33-71
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 15/05/2009, number: SC040495
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/05/2007, number: SC323242
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

25 Portnalong, By Carbost, Isle of Skye, IV47 8SL

Objectives

The provison of recreational facilties, or the organisation of recreationla activities with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons whom the activities are primarily intended by the preservation, repair and ongoing maintenance of Carbost Pier and asssociated infrastructure for the benefit of the communities on the minginish peninsula.

Data Sources

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