Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 11

LOCAL INITIATIVES IN NEW GALLOWAY (LING)

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/10/18	31/10/19	31/10/20	31/10/21	31/10/22	31/10/23
Charitable activities						£45,916
Donations & Legacies						£4,279
Other Income						£356,256
Investment Income
Total income	£25,554	£32,776	£29,917	£27,003	£128,261	£406,451
Charitable activities spending						£4,783
Fundraising costs						46%
Other spending						£364,522
Total spending	£16,682	£31,675	£9,770	£29,037	£101,089	£392,153
Surplus/deficit	£8,872	£1,101	£20,147	-£2,034	£27,172	£14,298

Established: 7 years

www.newgallowaytownhall.com

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Community services

Purposes

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

Dumfries And Galloway

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

Foundation Scotland	£38,110
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Corra Foundation	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Save our Space (SOS) - Project Officer contract extension
£3,600	27/06/2023	To extend the Project Officer position to oversee the final stages of the refurbishment of New Galloway Town Hall.
Foundation Scotland - Youth Worker (Glenkens)
£9,510	09/03/2022	To fund a freelance Youth Worker to plan and deliver activity to improve social and sports opportunities, skills and confidence for young people in the area.
Foundation Scotland - New Galloway Town Hall SOS (Save our Space)
£25,000	09/03/2022	To contribute the next phase of renovations to the hall to improve the fabric, access and energy efficiency of the building to secure it for the community in the long term.
National Lottery Community Fund - New Galloway Town Hall SOS (Save our Space)
£10,000	13/12/2021	This group will use the funding for the refurbishment of New Galloway Town Hall. Improvements include essential repairs and a new low carbon heating system.
Corra Foundation - Enabling_Neighbourhoods_Fund-21/1936
£3,000	07/10/2021	Towards the costs associated with delivering activities in your local community.
National Lottery Community Fund - New Galloway Town Hall Asset Transfer viability testing
£4,000	19/12/2018 11	This group will use the funding to conduct a feasibility study to test the viability of taking ownership of the Town Hall in New Galloway from Dumfries & Galloway Council.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Local Initiatives in New Galloway (LING)
£6,000	17/12/2018	Testing the viability of a proposed Asset Transfer of New Galloway Town Hall to LING
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Local Initiatives in New Galloway LING
£2,721	19/11/2018	We want to set up a high speed Internet Cafe in New Galloway Town Hall to provide online access for the whole community.

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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 04/07/2017, number: SC047553

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

c/o New Galloway Post Office, High Street, New Galloway, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, DG7 3RL

Objectives

The promotion for the benefit of the public of rural regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation (and in particular in the Royal Burgh of New Galloway and Kells Parish, Dumfries and Galloway) by any of the following means a. The maintenance, improvement or provision of public amenities and facilities in the Royal Burgh of New Galloway b. The provision of recreational facilities for the public at large or those who by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances, have need of such facilities c. The preservation of buildings in the area which are of historic or architectural importance, especially the New Galloway Town Hall.

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