Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 12

ACAIR

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Charitable activities	£349,043				£254,726
Donations & Legacies	£137,515
Other Income
Investment Income					£66
Total income	£486,558	£207,421	£232,264	£230,720	£254,792
Charitable activities spending	£289,478				£244,770
Fundraising costs
Other spending					£5,680
Total spending	£289,478	£264,624	£212,069	£242,401	£250,450
Surplus/deficit	£197,080	-£57,203	£20,195	-£11,681	£4,342

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Established: 7 years

www.acairbooks.com

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

School support organisations

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Where it operates

UK and overseas, main operating location: Western Isles

Who it helps

Children or young people
Older People
People with a particular ethnic or racial origin','Other defined groups

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

Bòrd na Gàidhlig	£310,580
Scottish Government	£10,000
Fèisean nan Gàidheal	£1,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Acair 2024/25
£61,500	07/03/2024 12	A' foillseachadh leabhraichean Gàidhlig ùra aig sàr àrd-ìre / Publishing new high-quality Gaelic books
Fèisean nan Gàidheal - eabhar le Calum Aonghas Macaoidh fhoillseachadh
£1,000	28/11/2023	eabhar le Calum Aonghas Macaoidh fhoillseachadh
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Acair 2023/24
£61,500	09/03/2023	A' foillseachadh leabhraichean Gàidhlig ùra aig sàr àrd-ìre / Publishing new high-quality Gaelic books
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Acair 2022/23
£60,000	02/03/2022 12	A' foillseachadh leabhraichean Gàidhlig ùra aig sàr àrd-ìre / Publishing new high-quality Gaelic books
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Acair 2021/22
£57,540	24/02/2021	A' foillseachadh leabhraichean Gàidhlig ùra aig sàr àrd-ìre / Publishing new high-quality Gaelic books
Scottish Government - Acair
£10,000	13/08/2020	Detailed description not provided.
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Post-Covid recovery, E-commerce project
£12,500	05/08/2020	A' cur taic ri làrach-lìn ùr a dheasachadh dhan bhuidheann / Support towards developing a new website for the organisation
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Acair 2020/21
£57,540	26/02/2020	A' foillseachadh leabhraichean Gàidhlig ùra aig sàr àrd-ìre / Publishing new high-quality Gaelic books
Bòrd na Gàidhlig - Acair 2019/20
£57,000	05/12/2018 12	A' foillseachadh leabhraichean Gàidhlig ùra aig sàr àrd-ìre / Publishing new high-quality Gaelic books

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)

Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 35-69

BUCHANAN, Mairi
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Senior Development Manager

LAMONT, Emma
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Director

MACARTHUR, Annella
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Director

MACDONALD, Donald Iain
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Director

MACKAY, Dolina
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Director

MACKINNON, Joan Morrison
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: None

MACLENNAN, Margaret
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: An Comunn Gaidhealach Secretar

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 27/10/2017, number: SC047866
Registered at Companies House on 19/09/2017, number: SC576731

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

Acair An Tosgan, 54 Seaforth Road, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, HS1 2SD

Objectives

to carry on in the United Kingdom and elsewhere the advancement of education, arts, heritage and culture for public benefit and with charitable purposes whether by itself or through subsidiary or associated companies or firms or promoters, publishers, proprietors and commissioners of educational and general material in Gaelic and any other language for the purposes of education, instruction, information and recreation and for use in schools, colleges, libraries and elsewhere, in the form of books and associated literary merchandising that can be accessed by any member of the public.

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