Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

    PORT ELPHINSTONE COMMUNITY HOUSE SCIO 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/12/21 31/12/22
    Total income £825 £13,063
    Total spending £6,997 £7,936
    Surplus/deficit -£6,172 £5,127
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Community services
    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
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Aberdeenshire
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    Who's supporting 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
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Port Elphinstone Community House SCIO
    £1,065 21/10/2023
    We want to continue providing our Fareshare Shop and buy extra items not usually delivered to support our community. We would also like to open a cafe.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Maintain Port Elphinstone Community House
    £7,500 28/09/2022
    This Inverurie community venue will use the funds to help cover their overheads and subsidise rental costs for new groups as they continue to recover from a post-COVID-19 loss of income.

    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 04/02/2021, number: SC050747
    • Notes: Port Elphinstone Community House SCIO, SC050747 was established to replace Port Elphinstone Community House SC035192.
    Filing Record
    1 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Port Elphinstone Community House, 1 Pinewood House, Elphinstone Road, Port Elphinstone, Inverurie, AB51 3UX

    Objectives

    4 The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The objectives of the Organisation shall be to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Port Elphinstone and its environs without distinction of sex, sexuality, political, religious or other opinions by associating the local statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities, or assist in the provision of facilities, in the interest of social welfare for recreation and other leisure-time occupation so that their conditions of life may be improved In furtherance of the aforementioned objects but not otherwise: 4.2 To promote as a multi-use community resource. 4.3 To maintain a facility which can be accessed and utilised by the community as a whole. 4.4 To provide education in the broadest sense. 4.5 To encourage community learning and development. 4.6 To strive to work together and maximise community effort, involvement and participation. 4.7 To provide a resource run by the community, for the community. 4.8 To provide a supportive and enabling environment where social inclusion will be realised. 4.9 To establish joint working with partners and the community to deliver programmes and activities. 4.10 To share skills and expertise in order to achieve a common purpose. 4.11 To identify the community's social and educational requirements. and endeavour to offer a needs lead service.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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