Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

WINCHBURGH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 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 30/11/19 30/11/20 30/11/21 31/03/23
Total income £2,099 £46,928 £29,006 £58,096
Total spending £2,111 £20,049 £23,410 £51,764
Surplus/deficit -£12 £26,879 £5,596 £6,332
Established: 6 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Community services
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • 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
  • West Lothian
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies

Who supports 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
Scottish Government - Winchburgh Community Development Trust
£22,500 16/04/2020
Detailed description not provided.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (6)
Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 38-67
  • RAI, Rashmi
    Appointed: 2024
    Occupation: Full Time Employment
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 09/08/2018, number: SC048619
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/11/2016, number: SC551472
Filing Record
3 returns made; AR19: 59 days late,
Main office

, EH49 7AY

Objectives

4. The Company has been formed to benefit the community of WINCHBURGH as defined by the electoral district for the WInchburgh Community Council ('the community'), with the Purposes listed in the sub-clauses hereto ('the Purposes'), to be exercised following the principles of sustainable development (where sustainable development means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs), namely: to provide, or assist in providing, 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 condition of life of the Community. To advance community development, including urban or rural regeneration within the Community. To advance the education of the Community about its environment, culture, heritage and/or history. To advance environmental protection or improvement including preservation, sustainable development and conservation of the natural environment, the maintenance, improvement or provision of environmental amenities for the Community and/or the preservation of buildings or sites of architectural, historic or other importance to the Community

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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