Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 2

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -3

SWANDRO-ORKNEY COASTAL ARCHAEOLOGY TRUST

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 7 years

www.swandro.co.uk

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/12/17	31/12/18	31/12/19	31/12/20	31/12/21	31/12/22	31/12/23
Total income	£8,080	£60,563	£165,121	£73,068	£8,821	£82,616	£28,291
Total spending	£1,593	£29,373	£83,180	£6,959	£2,547	£49,728	£50,294
Surplus/deficit	£6,487	£31,190	£81,941	£66,109	£6,274	£32,888	-£22,003

Listed activities

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

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: Orkney Islands

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Grocers' Charity - 2020 Swandro Orkney Coastal Archaeology Trust
£5,000	18/03/2020	Conservation of historic objects and paintings
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	25/04/2019	towards the 2019 excavation at the Knowe of Swandro, Rousay, Orkney
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£20,000	05/03/2019	Racing Against Time and Tide at the Knowe of Swandro
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Swandro-Orkney Coastal Archaeology Trust
£9,800	30/04/2018	Bringing 5,000 years of archaeology to life at the Knowe of Swandro, Rousay, Orkney

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 21/11/2016, number: SC047002

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Bayview, Birsay, Orkney, KW17 2LR

Objectives

The organisation's purposes are to advance education, heritage and culture for people of all ages, backgrounds and levels of capability from anywhere in the world through the pursuit of archaeological activities, in the widest possible ways, at Swandro and its environs by: 4.1.1 encouraging and providing opportunities to learn about the heritage and archaeology of Swandro and its environs. 4.1.2 encouraging and providing opportunities to become involved in archaeological activities at Swandro and its environs. 4.1.3 offering a range of activities, including without limitation: public lectures. exhibitions. tours. visits. summer schools and work experience opportunities and public participation, in a volunteer capacity, in the widest possible range of archaeological techniques and tasks, all in pursuit of the widest possible understanding of, interest in and development of the archaeological work at Swandro and its environs. 4.1.4 facilitating the publication of the results of and the maintenance of the records of archaeological activities carried out in relation to Swandro and its environs. 4.1.5 facilitating the promotion of the preservation of and public display of the collections of archaeological artefacts and ecofacts, obtained from Swandro and its environs. 4.1.6 working with other organisations and individuals, including schools and universities, to further the aims of the organisation. and 4.1.7 serving Swandro and its environs by an active involvement in its future excavation and presentation.

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