Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

    PROTECT OUR WINTERS UK

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
    • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Data adjusted to reflect year end change
    Period ending 31/07/18 31/07/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
    Total income £12,864 £38,862 £100,866 £165,388 £198,752
    Total spending £8,959 £32,551 £86,264 £168,719 £198,323
    Surplus/deficit £3,905 £6,311 £14,602 -£3,331 £429
    Established: 7 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
    Where it operates
    • UK and overseas, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following 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 - 2022-Protect Our Winters UK
    £2,000 16/03/2022
    Towards core costs of delivering the charity?s 8-hour UN-accredited Carbon Literacy Training service to 180 additional people in 2022.
    The Grocers' Charity - 2022-Protect Our Winters UK
    £2,000 16/03/2022
    Towards core costs of delivering the charity?s 8-hour UN-accredited Carbon Literacy Training service to 180 additional people in 2022.

    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 19/07/2017, number: SC047595
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Glencairn, Gowkshouse Road, Kilmacolm, PA13 4dH

    Objectives

    The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 to unite and mobilize the outdoor sports community in the UK to act to reduce the impact of climate change by promoting the conservation, protection and improvement of the environment, through activities including but not limited to educational initiatives, advocacy work and community-based activism independent of any other organisation. and 4.2 to advance education to help people reduce their carbon emissions, live more sustainably and adapt to climate change.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving

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