Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 5
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +5
    Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

    BRECHIN BUCCANEERS CRICKET CLUB 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
    • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
    Total income £23,329 £177,500 £263,622 £125,486 £116,890 £197,118
    Total spending £15,471 £181,359 £263,889 £106,900 £98,797 £201,565
    Surplus/deficit £7,858 -£3,859 -£267 £18,586 £18,093 -£4,447
    Established: 10 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Sports activities
    Purposes
    • The advancement of public participation in sport
    • 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
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Angus
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • 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 - The Crickety together
    £139,558 21/02/2023
    This group will continue to run a community hub at The Crikety in Brechin. This space hosts a good mixture of community groups run by locals from the community and statutory organisations coming in ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - UKPCOL Brechin Cost of Living
    £9,248 24/11/2022
    This group will use their hub as a space to support the community with issues around the cost of living they will use activities such as the slipper exchange and a cafe to allow access to advice ....more
    Scottish Government - Brechin Buccaneers Cricket Club
    £8,125 18/11/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Brechin Buccaneers Cricket Club
    £113,545 21/11/2019
    36
    This group will use their three-year grant to host a variety of social, recreational and educational activities for all the community from their newly refurbished Crickety premises in Brechin, Angus. ....more
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Brechin Buccaneers Cricket Club
    £1,312 17/03/2016
    6
    to contribute towards rent for 12 months.

    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 27/08/2014, number: SC045079
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    , DD9 7EB

    Objectives

    The Club is a non-profit distributing charity whose principal objective is the advancement of public participation in sport by the provision of coaching and facilities for participating in cricket in accordance with the rules and regulations laid down by the Strathmore and Perthshire Cricket Union and Cricket Scotland, the governing body within the game of cricket and its subsidiaries or such successor entity or entities as become(s) from time to time.

    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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