Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
  • Return overdue: -3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

CULTIVATE ABERDEEN SCIO  

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Latest return is overdue

Financial issues to consider:

  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • 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 30/09/19 31/03/20 31/03/21
Total income £15,055 £2,230 £37,086
Total spending £2,256 £7,797 £23,766
Surplus/deficit £12,799 -£5,567 £13,320
Established: 6 years
Scottish Charity Regulator
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Community food services
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Aberdeen
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 significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Giving Communities The Power To Grow - At Home!
£3,199 02/06/2020
12
This project will provide home growing boxes to people at higher risk of COVID-19 and requiring to stay indoors. 1000 boxes will be delivered to households who are most likely to benefit from the ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - It's More Than Just Carrots
£10,000 15/08/2019
13
This group will use the funding to develop a community garden in St Fittocks, Torry, Aberdeen. Benefits for people taking part will include reduced isolation, improved mental health, and home-grown ....more

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 24/09/2018, number: SC048720
Filing Record
2 returns made; AR20: 330 days late,
Main office

, AB10 1BL

Objectives

4 The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The advancement of education in sustainable horticulture, and 4.2 The relief of need of those disadvantaged by inability to source affordable food, and in furtherance of this by. 4.3 The establishment of community growing spaces 4.4 The provision of education relating to growing, preparing and cooking food. 4.5 Working in partnership with other bodies to achieve the purposes.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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