Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

    THE MEIKLERIGGS CRICKET FOUNDATION  

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    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 £17,770 £8,360 £6,322 £10,149 £7,550 £4,605
    Total spending £8,514 £11,065 £7,550 £1,609 £9,895 £6,745
    Surplus/deficit £9,256 -£2,705 -£1,228 £8,540 -£2,345 -£2,140
    Established: 9 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
    Where it operates
    • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Renfrewshire
    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
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to The Meikleriggs Cricket Foundation
    £3,000 30/11/2021
    to fund cricket coaching
    Corra Foundation - Enabling_Neighbourhoods_Fund-21/1526
    £3,000 16/08/2021
    Towards the costs associated with delivering activities in your local community.

    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 12/05/2015, number: SC045605
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Meikleriggs, 36 Corsebar Road, Paisley, PA2 9PS

    Objectives

    The organisation's purposes are: to promote cricket as a participation sport open to all regardless of age, gender, creed, colour, religion or ability to provide cricket coaching and training opportunities for those sections of the community in Renfrewshire and surrounding areas who wish to play cricket to promote the general health and wellbeing of individuals through their participation in sport

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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