Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

    ARDROSSAN CASTLE HERITAGE SOCIETY 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
    • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Total income £37,715 £27,764 £18,264 £7,500 £6,214 £153
    Total spending £40,374 £20,390 £1,495 £4,534 £1,678 £5,678
    Surplus/deficit -£2,659 £7,374 £16,769 £2,966 £4,536 -£5,525
    Established: 12 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Financial or material assistance
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
    Where it operates
    • North Ayrshire
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    Who supports 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
    National Lottery Community Fund - Ardrossan Castle Carnival
    £57,138 10/05/2016
    25
    Ardrossan Castle Carnival

    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 26/10/2012, number: SC043515
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR19: 10 days late,
    Main office

    , KA21 5EH

    Objectives

    The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The advancement of environmental protection or improvement. 4.2 The advancement of citizenship or Community development (including urban and rural regeneration and the promotion of civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities. 4.3 The advancement of education. 4.4 The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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