Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

    TACKLING HOUSEHOLD AFFORDABLE WARMTH ORKNEY 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

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

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
    Established: 9 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Total income £113,157 £289,813 £237,967 £270,255 £285,094 £171,815
    Total spending £145,405 £200,522 £255,237 £267,286 £230,169 £236,932
    Surplus/deficit -£32,248 £89,291 -£17,270 £2,969 £54,925 -£65,117
    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
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • The advancement of education
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Orkney Islands
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
    • Other charities or voluntary bodies

    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
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to THAW Orkney
    £1,500 15/04/2020
    To provide vulnerable households in Orkney with vouchers for emergency electricity top up cards.
    Robertson Trust - the THAW Orkney Pipeline Project
    £37,000 27/06/2018
    the THAW Orkney Pipeline Project
    Robertson Trust - the THAW Orkney Pipeline Project
    £18,500 31/01/2017
    the THAW Orkney Pipeline Project

    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 05/12/2014, number: SC045272
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Bring Deeps, Orphir, Orkney, KW17 2RE

    Objectives

    The organisation's purposes are: To relieve poverty by promoting the efficient use of energy (including energy for heating purposes) among persons who are in necessitous circumstances including (without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) those in such circumstances who are elderly, or whose housing conditions are unsatisfactory To advance public education about all aspects of energy conservation and the efficient use of energy. To relieve poverty through the co-ordination, delivery, and support of projects and services which address fuel poverty and its associated conditions and symptoms.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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