Overall GiG Score: 7 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +5

    THE WEE COUNTY MEN'S SHED 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
    Established: 8 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 30/09/17 30/09/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
    Total income £3,810 £7,992 £28,074 £21,547 £50,069 £52,854
    Total spending £4,161 £6,028 £16,832 £15,145 £49,690 £37,662
    Surplus/deficit -£351 £1,964 £11,242 £6,402 £379 £15,192
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of health
    • 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: Clackmannanshire
    • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

    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.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    National Lottery Community Fund£25,876
    Foundation Scotland£9,000
    Robertson Trust£9,000
    The Foyle Foundation£2,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Foundation Scotland - Mezzanine safety upgrade and refurb
    £9,000 06/12/2022
    To fund the renovation of an area of the men?s shed, making it available for different activities, and increasing the space available for men in Clackmannanshire; materials, professional fees, and a ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Running costs Q3 and Q4 2022 - UKPCOL
    £6,000 05/08/2022
    The group will use the funding to cover the running costs of their Tillicoultry premises.
    The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
    £2,000 08/02/2022
    towards ongoing costs over the next 12 months (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
    National Lottery Community Fund - Re-cabling electrical system
    £10,000 22/03/2021
    1
    The group will use the funding to rewire their rented premises providing a safe environment for their activities to continue post COVID-19.
    National Lottery Community Fund - new social area - fit out (kitchen equip etc)
    £5,000 15/04/2020
    6
    This group will use the funding to fit out a newly constructed social area within their Tillicoultry premises.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Expanded social Area, running costs
    £4,876 10/06/2019
    12
    This group will use the funding to create a learning room within their premises in Devonside. The project will provide an area to undertake training and educational activities, and provide a quiet ....more
    Robertson Trust - Running Costs
    £9,000 31/05/2019
    Running Costs
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to The wee county men's shed
    £3,804 19/11/2018
    We want to buy machinery to help us make goods and enhance the men's skills.
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    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 06/10/2015, number: SC046027
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Devon Park Mills, Alexandra Street, Devonside, TILLICOULTRY, FK13 6HP

    Objectives

    The purpose of the organisation is to provide recreational facilities and advance the social needs, health and well being of men of all ages and backgrounds living in Clackmannanshire and surrounding areas By: Creating, developing and maintaining a facility, namely a Mens Shed. Offering opportunities for men in the Clackmannanshire area to meet and undertake creative, physical, purposeful and recreational activities of their choice. Reducing isolation of men in the area thus contributing to their physical and mental wellbeing. Developing the capacity of men in the Clackmannanshire area to share their skills and knowledge with others in the community.

    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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