Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
  • Return overdue: -3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -12 ?

ARMED FORCES VETERANS ASSOCIATION ALEXANDRIA 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Latest return is overdue

Financial issues to consider:

  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/10/17 31/10/18 31/10/19 31/10/20 31/10/21
Total income £7,309 £14,475 £20,397 £1,603 £5,739
Total spending £6,954 £9,342 £10,643 £5,265 £6,435
Surplus/deficit £355 £5,133 £9,754 -£3,662 -£696
Established: 11 years
Scottish Charity Regulator
Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
Purposes
  • 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
  • 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: West Dunbartonshire
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Other defined groups

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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Alexandria Armed Veterans Association
£13,938 19/11/2018
We desperately require a gazebo and tables to display our materials and information which impacts on donations.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Alexandria Armed Veterans Association
£1,275 04/02/2016
11
to contribute towards the cost of purchasing a gazebo, tables, chairs, banners, leaflets and promotional materials.

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 03/10/2013, number: SC044297
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR21: 19 days late,
Main office

, G83 0JN

Objectives

The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are: 1. to increase the availability of and facilitate access to information and support services for the benefit of members of the forces and their families retired from service through injury or trauma 2. to promote activities and initiatives which relieve the distress and disadvantage experienced by veterans and their families working in partnership with other support agencies and bodies.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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