Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
  • Return overdue: -3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

CAITHNESS COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Latest return is overdue
Financial Data
This charity has not yet lodged any accounts.
Established: 6 years
Scottish Charity Regulator
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Financial or material assistance
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
  • 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: Highland
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Foundation Scotland£48,151
Scottish Government£26,184
Co-Operative Group£2,220
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Caithness Community Connections
£2,220 23/10/2021
We would like to provide weekly lunches for people of all ages in Lybster and in east coast village halls in Caithness.
Scottish Government - Caithness Community Connections
£22,731 15/06/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Caithness Community Connections
£3,453 23/04/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Caithness Community Connections
£41,601 20/11/2019
To fund the group's weekly youth club in Thrumster and introduce messy play sessions from January 2020 to December 2021.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Caithness Community Connections
£6,050 20/11/2019
To provide short term funding for the group?s activities to prevent a break in services in the Latheron, Lybster and Clyth area.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Caithness Community Connections
£500 10/10/2019
To purchase materials in support of Thrumster Youth Club.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Caithness Community Connections
£2,000 06/03/2019
11
to contribute towards running a group for parents of young children.
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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 04/01/2019, number: SC048936
Main office

, KW14 8SY

Objectives

Purposes 1 The organisation's purposes are: 1.1 the advancement of education 1.2 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 1.3 the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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