Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

    VETERANS COMMUNITY (LANARKSHIRE) SCIO 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 28/02/20 28/02/21 28/02/22 28/02/23
    Total income £38,821 £70,073 £53,234 £41,162
    Total spending £13,541 £43,746 £55,566 £61,147
    Surplus/deficit £25,280 £26,327 -£2,332 -£19,985
    Established: 5 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Financial or material assistance
    Purposes
    • The advancement of citizenship or community development
    • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: North Lanarkshire
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems','Other defined groups

    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 - Veterans Community Lanarkshire
    £10,000 17/02/2021
    11
    The group will use funding to run their veterans social club which supports veterans and their families and aims to reduce isolation.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Veterans Community (Lanarkshire) SCIO
    £3,000 29/04/2020
    To purchase food and essential items to enable Veterans Community (Lanarkshire) to provide food parcels to those veterans in Lanarkshire who are struggling financially or are self-isolating due to ....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 27/02/2019, number: SC049087
    Filing Record
    3 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    59 Shieldmuir Street, Craigneuk, North Lanarkshire, ML2 7TJ

    Objectives

    4 The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are: 4.1 The advancement of citizenship or community development 4.2 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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