Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

PARROT TRUST SCOTLAND 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender
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 £22,394 £41,128 £18,729 £18,793 £29,850 £27,156 £38,480
Total spending £15,315 £17,771 £19,940 £18,630 £19,999 £21,300 £36,071
Surplus/deficit £7,079 £23,357 -£1,211 £163 £9,851 £5,856 £2,409
Established: 14 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Financial or material assistance
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of animal welfare
Where it operates
  • UK and overseas, main operating location: Argyll And Bute
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • 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: 30-67
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 05/02/2010, number: SC041254
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/10/2009, number: SC367290
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

c/o McLennan Adam and Davis solicitors, 13 Alloway Place, Ayr, KA7 2AA

Objectives

4 The company's objects are: (1) The Advancement of Animal Welfare, (2) The Advancement of Education, (3) The Advancement of Citizenship or Community Development,

Data Sources

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