Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +6
    Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

    BEECHBRAE SCIO  

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
    Established: 7 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Total income £92,219 £133,029 £385,163 £320,108 £225,867 £99,786
    Total spending £67,788 £124,479 £355,850 £224,308 £126,874 £137,579
    Surplus/deficit £24,431 £8,550 £29,313 £95,800 £98,993 -£37,793
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of health
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development','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
    • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: West Lothian
    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.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Scottish Government£115,568
    Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
    Foundation Scotland£23,200
    Co-Op Foundation£20,000
    Co-Operative Group£1,034
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Beechbrae
    £1,034 21/10/2023
    We'd like to buy equipment for our Wellbeing Conservation Group. This is a weekly group for people with a diagnosed mental health condition to be outside, learn skills and build confidence.
    Foundation Scotland - Flora Survey & Access at Beechbrae
    £4,800 25/11/2021
    To fund a site flora survey and plant identification workshops for local people, and to install two gates to prevent anti-social behaviour resulting from access to the Beechbrae woods by motorised ....more
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Beechbrae SCIO
    £2,400 31/08/2021
    To cover the cost of cutting and transporting felled trees for community re-use, thereby preserving a legacy and potential for a new community sculpture or similar artefact.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Beechbrae SCIO
    £3,000 09/07/2021
    To fund a wellbeing outdoor pizza making project for children attending Blackridge Primary School following the easing of the Coronavirus restrictions. 15/09/2021: Purpose revised at request of ....more
    Co-Op Foundation - Community Woodland & Garden
    £10,000 19/05/2021
    Grant to support the group through the financial challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns.
    Scottish Government - Beechbrae SCIO
    £10,000 15/03/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    Scottish Government - Beechbrae SCIO
    £50,000 16/02/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Beechbrae SCIO
    £4,000 12/02/2021
    To build a living and edible labyrinth in the woods at Beechbrae.
    Scottish Government - Beechbrae SCIO
    £25,000 11/11/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Scottish Government - Beechbrae SCIO
    £25,000 05/11/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Beechbrae SCIO
    £5,000 21/10/2020
    To deliver a 12-week Branching Out programme to improve the mental health of women affected by trauma.
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £25,000 29/05/2020
    Beechbrae Barn
    Foundation Scotland - COVID Project
    £4,000 12/05/2020
    To fund purchjase of materials to help Beechbrae help Blackridge during this Covid-19 Season.
    Scottish Government - Beechbrae SCIO
    £5,568 06/04/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Co-Op Foundation - Beechbrae Barn
    £10,000 06/11/2019
    Community woodland run for the benefit of local people. Beechbrae Barn will provide new indoor space to offer more activities to the community and generate income via hire of the Barn for training ....more
    The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
    £5,000 25/04/2019
    towards the barn structure build to be used as a community space
    Robertson Trust - Capital costs of The Barn
    £30,000 12/03/2019
    Capital costs of The Barn
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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 17/11/2016, number: SC046994
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Beechbrae Wood, Heights Rd, Blackridge, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 3SW

    Objectives

    4 The organisation’s purposes are: 4.1 The advancement of education by providing educational activities for people of all ages and abilities to equip them with skills in developing, managing, and enhancing green space and woodlands and in community growing. 4.2 The advancement of community development by encouraging the local community to take part in the green space, woodland and community growing activities of Beechbrae with the aim of improving the quality of life for the whole community. 4.3 The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities available to the local community and to members of the public at large with a view to improving their conditions in life, including (without prejudice to that generality) promoting and improving access to woodland, and through providing, developing and improving the facilities which support access to woodland and greenspace, biodiversity and wildlife. 4.4 The advancement of environmental protection or improvement by helping protect, enhance & restore the biodiversity of Blackridge & West Lothian and promoting the sustainable use of natural resources. 4.5 The advancement of health by supporting, developing and improving physical, mental and emotional health through indoor and outdoor programmes.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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