Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

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    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    Established: 6 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 30/04/19 30/04/20 30/04/21 30/04/22 30/04/23
    Total income £57,613 £382,400 £46,002 £65,616 £85,630
    Total spending £28,641 £379,743 £50,930 £46,629 £65,616
    Surplus/deficit £28,972 £2,657 -£4,928 £18,987 £20,014
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    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
    • The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
    Where it operates
    • Dumfries And Galloway
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems','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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Corra Foundation - Enabling_Neighbourhoods_Fund-21/1103
    £4,500 09/04/2021
    towards the costs associated with delivering activities in your community.
    Corra Foundation - HDG-19/370
    £4,000 01/06/2019
    Towards the salary of a part-time Park Co-ordinator conditional on receiving written confirmation that the person has been recruited.
    Robertson Trust - The capital and running costs of the Catherine Street Inclusive Play Park and Community Garden
    £90,000 04/12/2018
    The capital and running costs of the Catherine Street Inclusive Play Park and Community Garden
    National Lottery Community Fund - Catherine Inclusive Play Park
    £10,000 27/11/2018
    12
    This group will use the funding to install a wheelchair friendly trampoline in Catherine Street park in Dumfries.

    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 28/02/2018, number: SC048168
    Filing Record
    3 returns made; AR20: 21 days late,
    Main office

    Catherine Street Play Park, Catherine Street, Dumfries, DG11JA

    Objectives

    The Organisation has been formed to benefit the community of the children, young people and families of Dumfries (the 'Community'), with the following purposes (the 'Purposes'): 4.1 The advancement of citizenship or community development (including rural or urban regeneration and the promotion of civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities) 4.2 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 only in relation to recreational facilities or activities which are: 1) primarily intended for persons who have need of them by reason of their age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, or 2) available to members of the public at large or to male or female members of the public at large 4.3 The promotion of equality and diversity

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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