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

    SHAMBELLIE HOUSE TRUST 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 30/06/18 30/06/19 30/06/20 30/06/21 30/06/22 30/06/23
    Total income £36,304 £7,223 £33,053 £195,812 £316,129 £111,136
    Total spending £37,898 £11,948 £22,650 £17,656 £74,684 £124,133
    Surplus/deficit -£1,594 -£4,725 £10,403 £178,156 £241,445 -£12,997
    Established: 9 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Museums, parks, historical sites
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Dumfries And Galloway
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems','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
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
    £20,000 23/07/2021
    Shambellie House -Phase 1 - Creative Arts Centre
    National Lottery Community Fund - Shambellie House - phase 1
    £10,000 22/02/2021
    4
    This group will use the funding to give the local community access to creative activities.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Shambellie House Development Project
    £10,000 08/09/2015
    12
    Shambellie House Development 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 07/07/2015, number: SC045782
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Shambellie House, New Abbey, Dumfries, DG2 8HQ

    Objectives

    The company?s objects are: - 1) To arrange for the buildings and grounds to be used for the advancement of arts, heritage and culture. Providing facilities for the arts and providing heritage benefit to the community by preserving the listed building of Shambellie House (including any outbuildings or associated buildings and grounds). 2) To arrange for the buildings and grounds to be used for the advancement of education, in particular arts, culture and the environment.

    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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