Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

    WE PLAY TOGETHER SCIO 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
    Established: 13 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Data adjusted to reflect year end change
    Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 30/06/22 30/06/23
    Charitable activities £333,355 £346,911
    Donations & Legacies £53,389
    Other Income £37,217
    Investment Income £4 £93
    Total income £197,140 £181,923 £170,818 £126,122 £435,057 £437,610
    Charitable activities spending £396,128 £410,710
    Fundraising costs
    Other spending £21,973
    Total spending £236,103 £189,533 £167,792 £162,933 £396,128 £432,683
    Surplus/deficit -£38,963 -£7,610 £3,026 -£36,811 £38,929 £4,927
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Purposes
    • The advancement of public participation in sport
    • 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: City of Edinburgh
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    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 - The Sport for Mental Wellbeing Programme
    £10,000 28/01/2019
    The Sport for Mental Wellbeing Programme
    Robertson Trust - The Development Manager
    £30,000 31/08/2015
    The Development Manager
    National Lottery Community Fund - Crags Community Sports Centre - Improving Our Community Spaces
    £61,633 25/03/2014
    24
    The project will improve the facilities surrounding, and access to, the sports centre, benefitting over 500 local children, young people and residents. The group will install a traverse wall, create ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 20/10/2011, number: SC042676
    • Notes: Previous Charity name The Crags Community Sports Centre (SCIO) from 20 October 2011 to 03 September 2021
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    10 Bowmont Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9RY

    Objectives

    The organisation’s purposes are: 4.1 The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are: 4.1.1 to promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Scotland and environs without distinction of sex, sexuality, political, religious or other opinions by providing facilities, or assisting in the provision of facilities, in the interest of social welfare for recreation and other leisure time occupation so that their conditions of life may be improved. 4.1.2 To promote for the benefit of residents of the Area of Benefit, public participation in sport by the provision and management of The Crags Centre and the provision of sporting activities, primarily basketball. 4.2 The area within which the organisation shall operate (in this constitution referred to as the ‘Area of Benefit’) shall be Scotland, primarily Edinburgh and the surrounding areas. 4.3 The organisation shall promote (but not promote exclusively) its activities and delivery operations to people within the ‘Area of Benefit’ who are all inhabitants, in particular children and young people. These people will be the organisation’s beneficiaries.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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