Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

ELGIN TOWN HALL FOR THE COMMUNITY

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 30/04/19 30/06/20 30/06/21 30/06/22 30/06/23
Charitable activities £123,418 £200,879
Donations & Legacies £78,659
Other Income
Investment Income
Total income £163,723 £208,017 £225,298 £255,233 £280,227
Charitable activities spending £190,405 £251,432
Fundraising costs 7% 3%
Other spending £7,510
Total spending £145,806 £149,535 £137,988 £216,373 £261,195
Surplus/deficit £17,917 £58,482 £87,310 £38,860 £19,032
Established: 6 years
(8 years as a company)
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','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
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Moray
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
Scottish Government - Elgin Town Hall for the Community Ltd
£35,265 09/04/2020
Detailed description not provided.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (12)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 19-66
  • TOOKE, Gary
    Appointed: 2024
    Occupation: Computer Technologist
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 06/06/2018, number: SC048440
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/04/2016, number: SC532377
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

Elgin Town Hall, 1 Trinity Place, Elgin, Moray, IV30 1UL

Objectives

The organisation's main purpose is consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development. The organisation's purposes are: 4.2 to provide or advance the accessibility of recreational facilities, and/or organising recreational activities, which will be available to members of the Community and public at large with the object of improving the conditions of life of the Community. 4.3 advancement of citizenship or community development, including rural or urban regeneration. 4.4 to advance the provisions for educational opportunities in the community relating to environment, culture, heritage and/or history

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving

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