Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

    ARGYLL COMMUNITY HOUSING ASSOCIATION 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
    • There have been no 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
    • Income has been volatile recently
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Data adjusted to reflect year end change
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/23
    Charitable activities
    Donations & Legacies
    Other Income
    Investment Income
    Total income £24,476,000 £25,879,000 £26,893,000 £28,861,000 £30,605,000
    Charitable activities spending
    Fundraising costs
    Other spending
    Total spending £19,554,000 £21,387,000 £21,557,000 £23,213,000 £24,752,000
    Surplus/deficit £4,922,000 £4,492,000 £5,336,000 £5,648,000 £5,853,000
    Established: 13 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Other facilities management and maintenance
    Purposes
    • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Argyll And Bute
    Who it helps
    • 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
    Scottish Government - Argyll Community Housing Association
    £68,110 05/07/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    National Lottery Community Fund - FISH Argyll (financial inclusion services in housing)
    £278,546 25/06/2013
    37
    Funded through Support and Connect the Association Limited's 'FISH Argyll' project aims to support social housing tenants in Argyll and Bute with money and welfare rights advice. This will be ....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 04/11/2011, number: SC042713
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Menzies House, Glenshellach Business Park, Oban, PA34 4RY

    Objectives

    2.1.1 to provide for the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through the provision, construction improvement and management of land and accommodation and the provision of care. and 2.1.2 any other purpose or object permitted under Section 24 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 which is charitable both for the purpose of Section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and also in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts. 2.1.3without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of Rules 2 and 3, and without restricting any powers, the Association has power to provide land, amenities and services, or provide, construct, repair or improve buildings, for the benefit of the Association’s tenants, residents and others, with the charitable purpose of promoting economic, social and environmental regeneration in any of the areas in which the Association operates or will operate. 2.1.4 to promote community empowerment in respect to decisions relating to the management and maintenance of the Association’s housing stock

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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