Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • No PartB
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

CARDRONA COMPANY 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years
  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
  • Income has been volatile recently and was substantially in excess of spending in the latest year
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Data adjusted to reflect year end change
Period ending 31/03/17 29/03/18 28/09/20 26/09/21 26/09/22
Charitable activities
Donations & Legacies
Other Income
Investment Income £610,829 £251,573
Total income £607,500 £610,829 £250,453 £209,381 £251,573
Charitable activities spending £316,003 £4,683
Fundraising costs 112%
Other spending
Total spending £176,678 £316,003 £281,747 £2,503 £4,683
Surplus/deficit £430,822 £294,826 -£31,294 £206,878 £246,890
Established: 9 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
GiG Classification
  • Financial or material assistance
Purposes
  • The advancement of religion
Where it operates
  • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
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','Other charities or voluntary bodies

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (4)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 50-77
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 10/12/2015, number: SC046197
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/09/2015, number: SC515116
Filing Record
3 returns made; AR20: 417 days late, AR18: 54 days late, AR17: 99 days late,
Main office

Robertson Craig, 3 Clairmont Gardens, Glasgow, G3 7LW

Objectives

The objects of the Company are:- (a) to advance the charitable purposes of the Cardrona Charitable Trust, a charity established in Scotland (Charity Number: SC024012) and having its registered address at Cardrona, Glen Road, Dunblane FK15 ODT insofar as they remain Charitable Purposes by providing financial assistance for projects or activities being carried out by or supported by tlle Cardrona Charitable Trust. and (b) to promote such similar Charitable Purposes, objects or institutions and in such proportions and manner as the Trustees shall think fit.

Data Sources

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