Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

ARDWELL COMMUNITY KIRK 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/05/18 31/05/19 31/05/20 31/05/21 31/05/22 31/05/23
Total income £21,577 £11,994 £3,374 £2,805 £5,750 £11,510
Total spending £12,456 £9,604 £7,291 £5,434 £7,574 £9,274
Surplus/deficit £9,121 £2,390 -£3,917 -£2,629 -£1,824 £2,236
Established: 7 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Community services
Purposes
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • 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
  • Dumfries And Galloway
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (5)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 65-80
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 05/05/2017, number: SC047377
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/05/2016, number: SC535735
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Ardwell House, Ardwell, Stranraer, Wigtownshire, DG9 9LY

Objectives

4.1 The Company's objects are to promote the benefit of the communities of The Rhins of Galloway Wigtownshlre. particularly the Villages of Ardwell and Sandhead without distinction as to age sex ethnic origin nationality or political religious or other opinions, by associating with local authority voluntary organisations and Inhabitants In a common effort to provide or assist In the provision of facilities at Ardwell Church, Stranraer DG9 9NZ the objects of Improving the conditions of life for the said Inhabitants by the following. ? promote regulate and facilitate the use of said Church In ways conducive to the advancement of community development social welfare. recreation leisure activities and like purposes ? foster and encourage the participation and co-operation of the local community, voluntary organisations he relevant local authority and other her relevant bodies and associations in promoting and facilitating the use of said Church as aforesaid 4.2 To advance the arts, heritage, culture or science by maintaining and keeping in good order and repair the furnishings plenishings and equipment of said Church and, where appropriate and within the resources available to the Company to upgrade extend alter and improve the Church

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