Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
  • Return overdue: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -8 ?

THE MONDO LOCO FOUNDATION 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Latest return is overdue

Financial issues to consider:

  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
Financial Data
Period ending 30/11/14
Total income £19,972
Total spending £19,965
Surplus/deficit £7
Established: 11 years
Scottish Charity Regulator
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Financial or material assistance
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • UK and overseas, main operating location: Midlothian
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems','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
Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Mondo Loco Foundation
£2,000 05/05/2016
12
to contribute towards two staff salaries, office and admin supplies, postage and travel expenses.
National Lottery Community Fund - Gorebridge Community Garden
£10,000 21/11/2013
12
The project will use the funding to run its community garden.

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 28/01/2013, number: SC043737
Filing Record
1 returns made; AR14: 177 days late,
Main office

1 Eskdale Court, Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, EH19 2JZ

Objectives

The organisation's purposes are: 3.1.1 To assist in providing relief of those in financial hardship through our fundraising projects that will benefit communities in Malawi by facilitating the development of sustainable water and renewable energy systems and the implementation of food growing systems. 3.1.2 To assist in the advancement of education by providing financial assistance to youths on our scholarship programme and on Mondo Loco Farm providing education for children and adults in how to grow vegetables or develop permaculture projects.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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