Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

    WEST CALDER COMMUNITY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION SCIO 

    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

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/05/20 31/05/21 31/05/22 31/05/23
    Total income £173,418 £118,596 £273,554 £165,432
    Total spending £78,440 £65,147 £219,884 £253,800
    Surplus/deficit £94,978 £53,449 £53,670 -£88,368
    Established: 5 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Social clubs and similar
    Purposes
    • 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
    Where it operates
    • West Lothian
    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
    Scottish Government - West Calder Community Education Association SCIO
    £35,466 04/03/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    Scottish Government - West Calder Community Education Association SCIO
    £9,445 18/02/2021
    Detailed description not provided.

    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 21/05/2019, number: SC049312
    • Notes: This charity was established to replace (West Calder Community Education Association (SC010478) (West Calder Community Education Association (SC010478) has now wound up and passed its assets and liabilities to (West Calder Community Association SCIO – SC049312) which is a SCIO
    Filing Record
    2 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    , EH55 8DZ

    Objectives

    The organisation's purposes are: the provision of recreational facilities or the organisation of recreational activities with the object of improving education and the conditions of life for the person whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended The advancement of community development

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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