Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

    SCOTTISH ALLOTMENTS AND GARDENS SOCIETY  

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    Financial issues to consider:

    • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
    • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Data adjusted to reflect year end change
    Period ending 30/06/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Total income £10,141 £6,789 £3,340 £1,199
    Total spending £5,283 £8,181 £2,538 £7,122
    Surplus/deficit £4,858 -£1,392 £802 -£5,923
    Established: 5 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
    Where it operates
    • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: East Renfrewshire
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
    • Other charities or voluntary bodies

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 28/06/2019, number: SC049420
    • Notes: This SCIO has applied to OSCR for consent to its being dissolved
    Filing Record
    3 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Invernahyle, Shore Road, Strachur, Cairndow, Argyll, PA27 8BY

    Objectives

    Charitable Purposes 2. The SCIO will operate as a charitable organisation and its purposes are: a. The advancement of learning, including by supporting allotment holders and groups through the provision of information, training and events. b. acting as the focal point for allotment holders and groups, providing guidance and support. c. researching, informing, educating and reporting on matters relevant to allotments both locally and nationally, and to actively inform and consult members about issues which impact on allotments. d. The advancement of community development, urban and rural development, including by: i. preserving existing allotments. ii. promoting the cultivation of all suitable ground and generally to foster and interest in sustainable allotment gardening and promote new allotments in Scotland. iii. protecting the interests of allotment gardeners and representing them effectively. iv. encouraging and supporting the formation of allotment groups and encouraging the sharing of site resources, skills, knowledge and equipment. e. To advance sustainable environmental improvement and protection by: i. encouraging the effective use of allotments and the adoption of good practice in sustainable management of the land of Scotland. ii. advocating the benefits of environmentally sustainable allotment gardening. iii. promoting and protecting the conservation of allotments as places of great biodiversity. f. The promotion of health, wellbeing, community activism, volunteering and the relief of poverty.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
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