Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

WHITBURN AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/10/17 31/10/18 31/10/19 31/10/20 31/10/21 31/10/22 31/10/23
Total income £24,738 £50,163 £75,563 £193,825 £121,413 £96,180 £164,356
Total spending £32,739 £46,548 £65,483 £95,350 £164,099 £107,942 £119,022
Surplus/deficit -£8,001 £3,615 £10,080 £98,475 -£42,686 -£11,762 £45,334
Established: 15 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development
Where it operates
  • West Lothian
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Scottish Government£60,100
Foundation Scotland£8,360
DCMS£3,360
Co-Operative Group£3,360
Tudor Trust£2,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Tudor Trust - Grant to Whitburn and District Community Development Trust
£2,000 22/04/2020
12
over one year towards core costs at a community support hub in Whitburn, West Lothian
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Whitburn and District Community Development Trust
£1,021 21/10/2023
We would like to continue operating our Community Fridge project to ensure our most vulnerable residents have access to food with dignity, whilst reducing the amount of food waste.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Whitburn and District Community Development Trust
£1,173 22/10/2022
We would like to continue operating our community fridge project to ensure our most vulnerable residents have access to food with dignity, whilst reducing the amount of food waste.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Whitburn Community Development Trust
£1,165 23/10/2021
We would like to continue operating our community fridge project to ensure our most vulnerable residents have access to food with dignity, whilst reducing the amount of food waste.
Scottish Government - Whitburn and District Community Development Trust
£18,100 27/01/2021
Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Whitburn and District Community Development Trust
£5,000 08/12/2020
2
To contribute to the costs of running a brunch club hot meals service provision which will support 700 individuals and families experiencing food poverty and struggling financially due to the ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,360 24/09/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Whitburn and District Community Development Trust
£3,360 24/09/2020
8
To contribute to the costs of running of the Community Fridge and Larder service provision which supports 500 individuals and families experiencing food poverty and struggling financially due to the ....more
Scottish Government - Whitburn & District Community Development Trust
£2,000 10/06/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Whitburn & District Community Development Trust
£40,000 04/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - Whitburn CAB Project
£2,571 03/07/2015
Detailed information not yet available.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (5)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 54-72
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 15/12/2009, number: SC041122
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/11/2009, number: SC368059
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

61 West Main Street, Whitburn, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH47 0QD

Objectives

The promotion for the public benefit or regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation within Whitburn and District by all or any of the following means: To provide in the interest of social welfare, facilities within Whitburn and District for recreation and other leisure time occupations available to the public at large. To advance education and in particular to promote opportunities for learning for the benefit of the general public. To preserve, restore and improve the environment in Whitburn and District through the provision, maintenance and improvement of public open spaces and other public amenities. To relieve poverty particularly among the residents of Whitburn and District. To relieve unemployment, particularly among the residents of Whitburn and District for the public benefit in such ways as may be thought fit including assistance to find employment. To promote training particularly among the residents of Whitburn and District, and with particular reference to skills which will assist the participants in obtaining paid employment. To encourage stimulate and support volunteering principally in Whitburn and District. To promote and protect the wellbeing, mental and physical health of the residents of Whitburn and District and to assist in the relief of ill health and provision of health education of such residents. To advance education through the provision and supervision of learning orientated activities for school and pre-school children. To promote, establish, operate and support other schemes and projects of similar charitable nature for the benefit of the community in Whitburn and District. The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture of the local area. To provide relief for those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving

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