Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Overall weighted support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

    MIDLEM VILLAGE HALL SCIO

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile recently
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Total income £22,137 £28,448 £32,115 £21,947 £12,347
    Total spending £35,240 £19,730 £26,050 £19,791 £11,319
    Surplus/deficit -£13,103 £8,718 £6,065 £2,156 £1,028
    Established: 7 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • General Community services
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • 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
    • Scottish Borders
    Who it helps
    • Other defined groups

    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
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Midlem Village Hall SCIO
    £6,801 12/08/2021
    1
    To replace the existing stage and PA system to further improve the hall.
    Foundation Scotland - Heating system
    £9,474 14/08/2020
    3
    To replace the existing electric heating system with a renewable Air source heat pump powered system and to install a power supply to a storage shed to enable electric bicycles to be accessed all ....more
    Foundation Scotland - Bike Store & Chairs
    £7,925 05/03/2020
    1
    To purchase and install a secure storage site for community electric bicycles and to purchase new chairs for the village hall to improve community facilities and increase the use of the hall as a ....more
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Midlem Village Hall SCIO
    £3,200 15/08/2019
    0
    To fund the repair and resurface of a short stretch of publicly accessible unadopted road.
    Foundation Scotland - Lawnmower
    £4,500 07/03/2019
    12
    To purchase a sit-on lawnmower to maintain public space owned by the hall committee.

    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 13/03/2018, number: SC048199
    • Notes: This SCIO has been set up to replace (Midlem Village Hall SC029344. Midlem Village Hall SC029344 has now wound up and transferred the assets and liabilities to Midlem Village Hall SCIO SC048199
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Linthill View, Midlem, Selkirk, TD7 4QD

    Objectives

    The organisation's purposes are: To provide and maintain Midlem Village Hall and common lands and to organise activities for the benefit of the inhabitants of Midlem and environs in the Scottish Borders, without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, for recreation, leisure and educational purposes of all kinds with the object of improving the conditions of life of the said inhabitants. Midlem and environs refers to all living in postcode areas TD7 4QA ? TD7 4QL.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving

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