Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

    CAITHNESS FOODBANK SCIO 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/12/21 31/12/22
    Total income £21,192 £41,964
    Total spending £5,619 £27,450
    Surplus/deficit £15,573 £14,514
    Established: 3 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    Listed activities
    • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Community food services
    Purposes
    • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Highland
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
    • Other charities or voluntary bodies

    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
    The Trussell Trust - Grant to Caithness Foodbank
    £5,000 16/10/2022
    Emergency grant

    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 15/04/2021, number: SC050903
    Filing Record
    1 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Broughty, 12 Moray View Avenue, Staxigoe, Wick, KW1 4SB

    Objectives

    4 The organisation's purposes are: The relief of financial hardship amongst people in Caithness and Sutherland and the surrounding area, in particular, but not exclusively by: 4.1 providing emergency food, essential toiletries, and household items to individuals and families in need and/or for distribution by charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty. 4.2 such other means, including (but not limited to) the provision of support or signposting to relevant information and other advisory services.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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