Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

    LAR HOUSING TRUST 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Charitable activities £1,177,000 £1,628,000 £2,355,000 £3,550,000 £4,828,000
    Donations & Legacies £3,000
    Other Income £2,000 £8,000
    Investment Income £481,000 £188,000 £195,000
    Total income £1,182,000 £1,967,000 £2,836,000 £3,738,000 £4,763,000 £5,023,000
    Charitable activities spending £817,000 £1,551,000 £2,487,000 £2,600,000 £4,440,000
    Fundraising costs
    Other spending
    Total spending £817,000 £1,551,000 £2,487,000 £2,600,000 £3,186,000 £4,440,000
    Surplus/deficit £365,000 £416,000 £349,000 £1,138,000 £1,577,000 £583,000
    Established: 10 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Listed activities
    • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Other facilities management and maintenance
    Purposes
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 25/04/2014, number: SC044825
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Buchan House, Enterprise Way, Dunfermline, KY11 8PL

    Objectives

    The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage: and (as ancillary to that purpose) The advancement of community development. through providing and assisting in the provision of housing for rent at affordable levels and (as ancillary to those primary activities) assisting (whether financially or otherwise) with the development or improvement of public open spaces, and/or other public amenities or facilities, to help to create sustainable and balanced communities in the areas where such afforable housing is located.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
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