Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

    PORT WILLIAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/10/17 31/10/18 31/10/19 31/10/20 31/10/21
    Total income £60,485 £75,474 £59,555 £56,516 £76,554
    Total spending £49,579 £65,690 £54,369 £34,848 £33,072
    Surplus/deficit £10,906 £9,784 £5,186 £21,668 £43,482
    Established: 11 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
    • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
    GiG Classification
    • Poverty relief
    Purposes
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    • The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
    Where it operates
    • Dumfries And Galloway
    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 - PWCA
    £5,000 20/05/2020
    Detailed description not provided.

    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 04/03/2013, number: SC043830
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    3 Second Sands, Port William, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, DG8 9QE

    Objectives

    4. The organisation?s purposes are to benefit the inhabitants of Port William, as defined by the post code areas within DG8 9, without distinction of age, gender, sexuality, political, religious or other opinions, by : 4.1 The advancement of citizenship or community development (including rural regeneration and the promotion of civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities) 4.2 The provision of recreational facilities and organisation of recreational activities which are available to members of the public at large

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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