Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

    THE LEDGE 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    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
    Charitable activities
    Donations & Legacies £570,699
    Other Income
    Investment Income
    Total income £15,000 £100,000 £31,500 £26,400 £144,185 £570,699
    Charitable activities spending £300,791
    Fundraising costs
    Other spending
    Total spending £3,834 £10,030 £40,762 £22,794 £17,402 £300,791
    Surplus/deficit £11,166 £89,970 -£9,262 £3,606 £126,783 £269,908
    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 public participation in sport
    • 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
    • Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: Highland
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems','People with a particular ethnic or racial origin','Other defined groups','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies

    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
    Robertson Trust - The Ledge
    £112,500 21/11/2017
    The Ledge

    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 23/06/2017, number: SC047530
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    2 Ardival East, Strathpeffer, Ross-shire, IV14 9DY

    Objectives

    The organisation 's purposes are: (A)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 and (B) the advancement of public participation in sport by:- (i) creating a fund to support low cost access to sports facilities and training offered by the organisation to those with specific needs including , but not limited to, disabled sport, youth at risk and persons from remote and small communities. (ii) the provision of sporting facilities and activities. (ii) encouraging entry into mountain based sports by funding training, equipment purchase, payment for guides and external teaching and instructor services and. (iii) the promotion of healthy active living through adventure and outdoor sports.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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