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

    45 COMMANDO VETERANS (SCOTLAND)  

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

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

    Financial issues to consider:

    • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    Established: 8 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Data adjusted to reflect year end change
    Period ending 30/09/17 30/09/18 30/09/19 30/09/20 30/09/22
    Total income £14,271 £6,567 £13,236 £2,855 £8,755
    Total spending £9,929 £7,328 £12,851 £5,335 £10,717
    Surplus/deficit £4,342 -£761 £385 -£2,480 -£1,962
    What it does
    • 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
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems','Other defined groups','Other charities or voluntary bodies
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: Angus

    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
    National Lottery Community Fund - 45 Commando Veterans Scotland
    £5,000 16/11/2021
    This group aim to reduce isolation and loneliness by providing welfare visits mainly to those who once served in 45 commandos based in Arbroath. They also provide transportation to those who need ....more

    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 05/09/2016, number: SC046830
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    77 Beechwood Road, Arbroath, Angus, DD11 4HU

    Objectives

    The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 To identify former servicemen, their families and dependants who are in need and are not currently receiving the help that they require and are entitled to. To prevent and relieve poverty, financial hardship or distress of former servicemen, their families and dependants through co-coordinating with the appropriate agencies and allied organisations. To offer moral and practical aid and in cases where financial assistance is required, to offer such. 4.2 To provide transport for former servicemen, their families and descendants to attend Remembrance Services and Commemoration events where they would not otherwise be able to do so.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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