Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

FORWARD COUPAR ANGUS 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Established: 13 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Data adjusted to reflect year end change
Period ending 20/10/17 20/10/18 20/10/19 31/03/21
Charitable activities £125,469 £51,107 £23,010
Donations & Legacies £341,393 £120,045 £268,519
Other Income
Investment Income
Total income £173,644 £473,516 £343,349 £901,695
Charitable activities spending £253,667 £432,420 £833,281
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending £171,933 £253,667 £432,420 £833,281
Surplus/deficit £1,711 £219,849 -£89,071 £68,414
Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • 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','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Where it operates
  • Perth And Kinross
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Robertson Trust - Upgrading the 'Centre on the Green'
£7,500 14/12/2018
Upgrading the 'Centre on the Green'
National Lottery Community Fund - The New Cycle Hub Premises
£5,500 05/07/2018
12
This group will use the funding to carry out improvements at their Coupar Angus Cycle Hub, improving the facilities for the local cycling community and attracting more cyclists to the hub.
Robertson Trust - Cycling Coupar Angus
£23,000 31/01/2016
Cycling Coupar Angus
National Lottery Community Fund - New business ideas: can they work and use unused commercial premises
£10,000 20/03/2014
12
New business ideas: can they work and use unused commercial premises

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (3)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 66-79
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 12/10/2011, number: SC042646
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/09/2010, number: SC386148
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

2 High Street, Coupar Angus, PH13 9DB

Objectives

To promote the sustainable development of the area, incorporating the aims of social inclusion, economic prosperity and a pleasant and healthy environment. To promote effective democratic participation in decisions relating to the sustainable development of the area. To promote caring, supportive and constructive roles in the community, thereby preventing social isolation and discouraging anti-social behaviour.To encourage positive interaction between the generations.To provide within Coupar Angus recreational facilities, or organise recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. To provide education and training in pursuance of the company's objects. To advance environmental protection and improvement in Coupar Angus through the provision, maintenance and/or improvement of public open space and other public amenities and other environmental and regeneration projects (but subject to appropriate safeguards to ensure that the public benefits so arising clearly outweigh any private benefit thereby conferred on private landowners). To advance community development through the promotion of trade and industry within Coupar Angus for the benefit of the general public.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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