Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

FARR NORTH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

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 31/08/21 31/08/22 31/08/23
Total income £90,497 £89,438 £42,582
Total spending £20,162 £59,374 £69,134
Surplus/deficit £70,335 £30,064 -£26,552
Established: 4 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','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 advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Where it operates
  • Highland
Who it helps
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (7)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Directors: 49-76
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 23/02/2021, number: SC050787
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/08/2020, number: SC670324
Filing Record
1 returns made; all on time
Main office

Naver TeleCentre, Bettyhill, By Thurso, KW14 7SS

Objectives

PURPOSES 4.1 The company's main purpose is consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development. The company's purposes are: 4.1.1 to provide or advance the accessibility of recreational, facilities, and/or organising recreational activities, which will be available to members of the Community and public at large with the object of improving the conditions of life of the Community. 4.1.2 advancement of citizenship or Community development, including rural or urban regeneration. 4.1.3 To advance educational opportunities in the Community relating to environment, culture, heritage and/or history 4.1.4 To advance environmental protection or improvement including preservation, sustainable development and conservation of the natural environment, the maintenance, improvement or provision of environmental amenities for the Community and/or the preservation of buildings or sites of architectural, historic or other importance to the Community.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator

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