Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 6
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

CùRAM THIRIODH 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 12 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
Total income £19,300 £44,103 £50,497 £60,241 £39,413 £19,673
Total spending £33,773 £44,251 £37,844 £47,040 £32,607 £37,233
Surplus/deficit -£14,473 -£148 £12,653 £13,201 £6,806 -£17,560
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of health
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£20,250
Robertson Trust£15,000
Co-Operative Group£5,364
Foundation Scotland£5,000
Scottish Government£5,000
Corra Foundation£4,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Cùram Thiriodh Running Costs 2023
£7,500 19/07/2023
This group will use the funding to sustain their core service which provides a wide range of support to socially isolated and vulnerable residents on the Isle of Tiree including social opportunities ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cùram Thiriodh
£2,626 22/10/2022
We would like to provide freshly prepared, nutritional ready-to-eat meals within the community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Cùram Thiriodh 2021 Running Costs
£7,750 15/06/2021
This group will use the funding to sustain their core service which provides a wide range of support to older people on the Isle of Tiree.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Cùram Thiriodh Ltd
£5,000 21/10/2020
To support the continuation of the Solar project providing a response to food and fuel poverty as a result of covid-19 on Tiree until the end of March 2021.
National Lottery Community Fund - Cùram Thiriodh
£5,000 15/07/2020
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This group will use the funding to sustain an outreach worker post during the COVID-19 outbreak. The worker has provided a wide range of support to older people on the Isle of Tiree including ....more
Scottish Government - Cùram Thiriodh
£5,000 17/06/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cùram Thiriodh
£2,738 15/11/2019
We wish to take on the vital 'Meals on Wheels' service, which was suddenly discontinued by the RVS in March 2018.
Robertson Trust - The Transport & Service Delivery Costs for the Resource Club
£15,000 29/07/2019
The Transport & Service Delivery Costs for the Resource Club
Corra Foundation - HDG-19/549
£4,000 01/06/2019
Towards the salary of the full-time Outreach Worker.
Corra Foundation - HDA-18/252
£5,000 07/06/2018
Towards the salary of the Part-time Outreach Worker
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (3)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 60-74
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 18/11/2011, number: SC042742
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/04/2011, number: SC397576
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Island Centre, Crossapol, Isle of Tiree, PA77 6UP

Objectives

The Objects are specifically restricted to the following:- 5.1 the advancement of health. and 5.2 the prevention or the relief of poverty. and 5.3 the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage and in particular through the provision of care services including residential home, daycare and nursing care.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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