Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -13
Support Score: 0
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • No PartB
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -17 ?

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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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 30/04/17 30/04/18 30/04/19 30/04/20 30/04/21 30/04/22 30/04/23
Charitable activities £42,971 £29,757 £39,095
Donations & Legacies £309,870 £878,107 £347,444
Other Income £3,998
Investment Income
Total income £121,395 £87,093 £386,103 £926,710 £96,491 £451,946 £426,486
Charitable activities spending £128,027 £118,518 £137,485
Fundraising costs 34% 17% 45% 67%
Other spending
Total spending £343,575 £282,343 £258,110 £271,804 £324,429 £340,388 £419,341
Surplus/deficit -£222,180 -£195,250 £127,993 £654,906 -£227,938 £111,558 £7,145
Established: 12 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Financial or material assistance
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Where it operates
  • UK and overseas, main operating location: Western Isles
Who it helps
  • 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 (2)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 57-61
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 20/09/2012, number: SC043427
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/04/2012, number: SC421899
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR20: 16 days late,
Main office

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Objectives

2.1. This Article shall be interpreted as if it incorporated an over-riding qualification to the effect that in any case in which an activity permitted under this Article is in its nature capable of being carried on for a purpose which is not a Charitable Purpose, the powers of the Company shall be deemed to be limited to the carrying on of such activity in such manner as will not prejudice the charitable status of the Company.

Data Sources

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